[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 88 (Monday, May 22, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E689]
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                     UNITED NATIONS AND NORTH KOREA

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                          HON. FRANCIS ROONEY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 22, 2017

  Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to point out 
the hypocrisy of the United Nations. The behavior of the United Nations 
contradicts its charter, which states the organization should promote 
``better standards of life'' and ``international peace and security.''
   If these are truly the goals of the United Nations, then why is the 
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations 
agency, preparing an international patent application for North Korean 
production of sodium cyanide, a substance used to make nerve gas that 
is banned from North Korea by the UN Security Council?
   It is disturbing that the United Nations would grant legitimacy to 
North Korean production of a dangerous gas that can be used as a 
chemical weapon. Even more concerning is that the UN would do this 
during a time of escalating North Korean aggression, with its 
increasing illegal missile tests and threats of mass destruction. This 
action undermines sanctions against the unstable regime which threatens 
the very ``international security'' the UN claims to promote.
   The United Nations must stop rewarding rogue regimes that undermine 
global security, or the United States must reconsider participation in 
this illegitimate body.

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