North Korea continues to advance its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, illicitly import fuel and other prohibited items, and stock up on luxury goods in defiance of United Nations sanctions… North Korea “did not halt its illicit nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, which it continued to enhance, in violation of Security Council resolutions,” according to the U.N. report, which tracks developments in 2019 and is expected to be made public in the coming days…. – Foreign Policy