The United States, South Korea and Japan on Wednesday announced the launch of a new multinational team to monitor the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea after Russia and China thwarted monitoring activities at the United Nations.

The United States, South Korea, and Japan recently announced the creation of a new team aimed at sanctions monitoring against North Korea. This initiative responds to significant challenges faced in the United Nations (U.

The United States, South Korea, Japan and eight other countries formed a new multilateral team to monitor and report on violations of U.N. sanctions on North Korea, the countries said in a joint statement.