UN-NKOREA-SECURITY COUNCIL

South Korea's Ambassador to the United Nations, Oh Joon, votes during a Security Council meeting regarding human rights violations in North Korea on December 22, 2014 at the United Nations in New York. China failed on Monday to block the first-ever UN Security Council meeting on North Korea's dismal rights record after a strong majority of members voted in favor of the measure. Eleven of the 15 council members voted in support of putting North Korea on the agenda, with Russia and China opposing the decision and Chad and Nigeria abstaining. AFP PHOTO/Don Emmert (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)