It is likely that the Senate will fail to act on the North Korean Human Rights Act before adjourning in December.

UN institutions have given significant attention to human rights in North Korea throughout the year, and the effort will continue.

Unfortunately, one of the unfinished agenda items for Congress is reauthorizing the North Korean Human Rights Act.

The few North Korean government officials who have managed to defect are generally officials working abroad on diplomatic assignments.

While defections have decreased, defectors have been elevated within South Korea by an administration intent on emphasizing human rights.

The roles of North and South Korea at the UNSC meeting highlight the stark differences between the two Korean states at the United Nations.