The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea[1] -- a move that comes just one week after the rogue nation carried out its sixth and largest nuclear test.

The resolution is designed to accomplish six major goals: cap North Korea's oil imports, ban textile exports, end additional overseas laborer contracts, suppress smuggling efforts, stop joint ventures with other nations and sanction designated North Korean government entities, according to a US official familiar with negotiations.

"These are by far the strongest measures ever imposed on North Korea," US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said following the vote. "They give us a much better chance to halt the regime's ability to fuel and finance its nuclear and missile programs, but we all know these steps only work if all nations implement them completely and aggressively."

The US first circulated a draft resolution that called for a full ban on exports of oil to North Korea and an asset freeze on leader Kim Jong Un, the Worker's Party and the government of North Korea.

But later, the US put forward another draft that removed the full oil embargo, asset freeze, travel ban for Kim and softened the language on foreign workers and other issues.

Ahead of the vote, North Korea warned the United States that it would pay a "due price"[2] if harsh sanctions were passed by the Security Council.

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