Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the illicit wildlife trade in rhino horn from enabling North Korea to circumvent UN sanctions.

The UK continues to work to ensure the enforcement of all UN sanctions against North Korea and to close illegal revenue streams such as those from the illicit trade in rhino horn. We raised this issue bilaterally with North Korea and actively lobbied Governments in Africa and South East Asia to be extra vigilant. The UK will host a high level conference in October which will highlight the links between the illegal wildlife trade and wider security challenges.

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