国連、北朝鮮人権決議案を採択　１７年連続、拉致解決訴え

　【ニューヨーク時事】国連総会（１９３カ国）は１６日、日本人拉致問題を含む北朝鮮による人権侵害を非難し、解決を求める欧州連合（ＥＵ）提出の決議案をコンセンサス方式（議場の総意）により投票なしで採択した。同種の決議採択は１７年連続。
　決議案は「組織的な拉致を非難し、全被害者の即時帰国の実現など問題の早急な解決を強く求める」と明記した。日本は賛同を示す共同提案国となった。（2021/12/17-10:50）

The U.N. General Assembly adopted on Thursday a resolution condemning North Korea's human rights violations, including the abduction of Japanese citizens by the country decades ago.
   The General Assembly adopted the resolution, submitted by the European Union, by consensus. Such a resolution was adopted for the 17th straight year.
   The resolution said that the General Assembly "condemns the systematic abduction" and strongly calls for North Korea to resolve the issue "including by ensuring the realization of the immediate return of all abductees."
   Japan become a cosponsor of the resolution.
   Kim Song, North Korean ambassador to the United Nations, said in a speech before the resolution was adopted that his country would "totally reject" the resolution and that no human rights issue exists in North Korea.