It's close to the river where people fish and people will go there to spend the afternoon." Lots of people go there on Saturday and Sunday. "There's a light at the top of the tower which goes out at 10pm, when everyone goes to bed because they get up early and of course they need to save electricity. Just in front of the tower is a 30-metre-high classic communist statue featuring a peasant carrying a sickle, a worker with a hammer in his hand, and a third character, a "working intellectual" who is carrying a writing brush. It's 170 metres high and is one of the key landmarks in the capital. This is the Juche Tower, in central Pyongyang. The UN World Food Programme estimates that almost nine million people are in need of food aid. North Korea continues to suffer widespread food shortages due to economic problems, limited arable land and lack of agricultural machinery and energy shortages. He says North Korea got into ostrich farming during the famine in the 1990s when between 500,000 and two million North Koreans are thought to have died from starvation. I never saw anything in the way of ostrich meat when I was there," she says, adding: "The government never boasted about it and so I suspect it hasn't done that well."Ĭurtis Melvin says he tracked down the location after seeing a picture of the farm in an official North Korean publication. "North Korea bought into propaganda that you could make money out of ostriches. "Everybody knows about the ostrich farm," says Hazel Smith. It's on the official tourist trail but it's not clear if this is a one-off or part of a network of such farms. This is an aerial view of an ostrich farm near Pyongyang. The Security Council of the United Nations must give a strong answer to this violation of international law.Ostrich farming was introduced after North Korea's famine in the 1990s This is a violation of international obligations and will increase tensions on the Korean peninsula. I condemn the attempt for a rocket launch by North Korea. Guido Westerwelle, German Foreign Minister These five (nations) are united in their position. Russia, China, the United States, South Korea and Japan. UN resolutions contain concrete calls not to conduct such launches, and this is the shared approach of. I strongly urge the DPRK to suspend all missile and nuclear-related activity and to commit to re-engaging with the international community. Such a launch uses ballistic missile technology and, as such, is a clear violation of UNSCR 1874. I am deeply concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) satellite launch. We are ready to consider, with others, taking measures responding to all activities of the DPRK that violate UN Security Council Resolutions, and calling for appropriate response by the United Nations Security Council. Sharing the view that the launch undermines regional peace and stability, we call on the DPRK to abstain from further launches using ballistic missile technology or other actions which aggravate the situation on the Korean Peninsula. Regardless of its stated purpose, today's attempted launch is a clear violation of the DPRK's international obligations as set out in particular under UN Security Council Resolution 1874. I am deeply concerned about the dangerous and destabilising actions undertaken by the DPRK (North Korea) today. Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief The United States remains vigilant in the face of North Korean provocations, and is fully committed to the security (of) our allies in the region. While this action is not surprising given North Korea's pattern of aggressive behaviour, any missile activity by North Korea is of concern to the international community. It is an extreme provocation and is a serious violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Osamu Fujimura, Japan's Chief Cabinet SecretaryĮven if it was a failure, North Korea's launch, made despite Japan's repeated calls for restraint via diplomatic channels, was a threat to the security of Japan and its people. We hope all relevant parties can maintain calm and restraint, and refrain from acts that would harm peace and stability on the peninsula and in the region. Liu Weimin, China's foreign ministry spokesman It is a provocative act threatening peace and security on the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia. is a clear breach of the UN resolution that prohibits any launch using ballistic missile technology. The following is reaction from around the world: Kim Sung-hwan, South Korean Foreign Minister North Korea says the aim of the rocket is to launch a satellite but critics say the launch constituted a disguised test of long-range missile technology banned under UN resolutions. North Korea has launched its long-range rocket but the US, Japan and South Korea say it failed shortly after take-off and fell into the sea.
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