Abstract
This Report examines reporting by states as an important measure of transparency and trust-building concerning state compliance with international commitments. It does so by focusing on the reporting requirements established by the series of UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) imposing sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The regime’s effectiveness can be judged to some extent by the frequency and depth of reporting on national implementation of the sanctions by UN member states. The Report provides global and regional insights into national
reporting practices and factors that affect reporting. A variety of different lenses are applied to the data to enable a more nuanced picture of national practices. The reporting obligations are examined in relation to other international arms-related instruments that require reporting, with the aim of revealing potential mutually reinforcing dimensions—or synergies—and their possible application to reporting overall. The Report concludes with a series of policy observations that emerge from the research.