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Release of the Second Report of the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT)
On October 22, the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) released its second report on the theme of “the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) cyber and information technology (IT) worker activities”. On this occasion, the members of the MSMT also released the Joint Statement.
- The second report of the MSMT, which primarily covers cases found in the period between January 2024 and September 2025, contains specific information regarding North Korea’s cyber activities, including cryptocurrency theft, and its laudering and use, foreign currency earnings generated by IT workers, and information theft.
- In the Joint Statement, the participating states reaffirm their shared determination to fully implement the relevant UNSCRs.
- The Government of Japan will continue to work closely with the international community, including the participating states of the MSMT, to promote the full implementation of relevant UNSCRs and call for the complete dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
(Reference1)MSMT: Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team
In October 2024, like-minded countries including Japan established the MSMT in response to the termination of the mandate of the Panel of Experts for the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2024. The MSMT is an initiative to ensure the effectiveness of relevant UNSCRs through pointing out and reporting the cases of North Korea’s sanctions violations and evasions. In May2025, the MSMT released its first report on the theme of “Unlawful Military Cooperation including Arms Transfers between North Korea and Russia”.
The participating states (As of October 22, 2025) are Japan, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
