UPDATE: After publication the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) released a statement condemning the recent violations of UN resolutions. The statement can be found here: http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12509.doc.htm

An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was held on Tuesday in New York in response to North Korea’s decision to fire three ballistic missiles into Japanese waters at the beginning of the week.