[16][17] The committee was established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) to oversee the relevant sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

[4][1][8] From 2006 to 2024 the committee was supported by a Panel of Experts (PoE) that was established by UNSC resolution 1718[9] to assist the committee in carrying out its mandate; gathering, examining and analyzing information from States regarding the implementation of the measures (including incidents of non-compliance); making recommendations to improve implementation of the measures imposed; and issuing reports.

[16][17][21] Of the 15 UNSC members, 13 voted in favor of renewing the mandate, China abstained, and Russia exercised its veto power.

[22][23] Russia and the DPRK had experienced a renaissance of their relationship especially in the previous two years as the latter had become an important supplier of war materiel to the former.

[25] Several members observed that the PoE had recently been investigating breaches of the sanctions regime by the party who wielded the dismissal.