🌊 New Frontiers in Maritime Security: Insights from the UN Security Council’s 9919th Meeting

On May 20, 2025, the United Nations Security Council convened its 9919th meeting under the theme:
“Strengthening Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability.”
This session marked a pivotal moment where maritime security was no longer seen as a niche naval issue but a core pillar of global stability and international law.

🌐 Why Maritime Security Matters More Than Ever

Today, over 90% of world trade moves through maritime routes. Yet, multiple converging threats have elevated maritime security to the top of the international agenda:

  • Houthi rebel attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea
  • North Korea’s illicit ship-to-ship transfers and sanctions evasion
  • The rise of piracy in West Africa and Southeast Asia
  • Cyber threats targeting subsea cables and port infrastructure

UN Secretary-General AntΓ³nio Guterres declared,

β€œWithout maritime security, there can be no global security,”
emphasizing the importance of upholding UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), tackling root causes of instability, and enhancing global cooperation.

🧭 South Korea’s Position: Holding North Korea Accountable

South Korea’s representative focused on North Korea’s repeated violations of maritime sanctions.
Key concerns included:

  • Falsification of vessel identities
  • Disabling AIS (Automatic Identification System) during covert transfers

Such activities, they warned, undermine the integrity of the entire sanctions regime, demanding stronger international surveillance and enforcement mechanisms.

βš“ Where Member States Stand

CountryKey Message
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesCondemned Houthi attacks; reaffirmed the right to freedom of navigation
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FranceHighlighted EU maritime security operations and the need for cyber resilience
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RussiaCriticized unilateral sanctions and militarization in maritime zones
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ ChinaOpposed interference in national maritime sovereignty
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· GreeceAs sponsor of the meeting, urged collective responsibility for safe seas

πŸ“„ A Unified Response: Presidential Statement Adopted

The Council adopted a Presidential Statement that:

  • Calls for enhanced cooperation against piracy, armed robbery, smuggling, cyber threats, and marine pollution
  • Stresses adherence to international law, including UNCLOS
  • Encourages capacity-building for developing nations, especially through maritime law enforcement and security training

🚒 What It Means for South Korea

For South Korea, this is more than diplomacyβ€”it’s a call to action.
The country has already taken steps as a regional leader in maritime security by:

  • Conducting joint patrols and training with ASEAN nations
  • Collaborating with UNODC on counter-narcotics and ship interdiction
  • Providing ODA programs for maritime law enforcement in developing countries

Now is the time to elevate these efforts into a comprehensive national maritime strategy, positioning South Korea not just as a responder, but as a proactive contributor to global maritime order.


πŸ“Œ Watch the Full Meeting
πŸŽ₯ UNSC 9919th Meeting on Maritime Security – UN Web TV

πŸ“Œ Mare’s Commentary
Maritime security is no longer a background issueβ€”it’s a defining agenda of our era.
As the oceans connect our economies, they also bind our responsibilities.
Safe seas are a global public good, and their defense is not optionalβ€”it is imperative.

🌊 UN μ•ˆλ³΄λ¦¬ 9919μ°¨ νšŒμ˜μ—μ„œ λ³Έ ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄μ˜ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ 지평

2025λ…„ 5μ›” 20일, μœ μ—” μ•ˆμ „λ³΄μž₯μ΄μ‚¬νšŒ(UNSC)λŠ” 제9919μ°¨ 회의λ₯Ό 톡해 β€œκ°•ν™”λœ ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄λ₯Ό ν†΅ν•œ ꡭ제 μ•ˆμ •β€μ΄λΌλŠ” 주제둜 회의λ₯Ό κ°œμ΅œν–ˆλ‹€. 이 νšŒμ˜λŠ” λ‹¨μˆœν•œ μ§€μ—­ λΆ„μŸμ΄λ‚˜ 해상 μΆ©λŒμ„ λ„˜μ–΄μ„œ, κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ μ•ˆλ³΄ μ§ˆμ„œμ˜ 핡심 μš”μ†Œλ‘œμ„œ ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄λ₯Ό μƒˆλ‘­κ²Œ κ·œμ •ν•˜λŠ” μ€‘μš”ν•œ μ „ν™˜μ μ΄μ—ˆλ‹€.

🌐 μ™œ ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄κ°€ κ΅­μ œμ•ˆλ³΄μ˜ 쀑심이 λ˜μ—ˆλŠ”κ°€?

해양은 세계 λ¬΄μ—­μ˜ μ•½ 90%κ°€ ν†΅κ³Όν•˜λŠ” ν•„μˆ˜ κ²½λ‘œλ‹€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ 졜근 λͺ‡ λ…„κ°„,

  • ν™ν•΄μ—μ„œμ˜ ν›„ν‹° 반ꡰ의 μ„ λ°• 곡격,
  • λΆν•œμ˜ 제재 νšŒν”Όλ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μ„ λ°• κ°„ λΆˆλ²• ν™˜μ ,
  • μ„œμ•„ν”„λ¦¬μΉ΄ 및 λ™λ‚¨μ•„μ—μ„œμ˜ 해적 증가,
  • 해상 사이버 인프라(예: 해저케이블) 곡격 κ°€λŠ₯μ„± 등이 겹치며, 전톡적 κ΅°μ‚¬μ•ˆλ³΄λ₯Ό λ„˜μ–΄μ„  닀측적 μœ„ν˜‘μ΄ λŒ€λ‘λ˜κ³  μžˆλ‹€.

사무총μž₯ μ•ˆν† λ‹ˆμ˜€ κ΅¬ν…ŒνμŠ€λŠ” 이날 νšŒμ˜μ—μ„œ β€œν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄ μ—†μ΄λŠ” μ„Έκ³„μ•ˆλ³΄λ„ μ—†λ‹€(Without maritime security, there can be no global security)”고 λ‹¨μ–Έν•˜λ©°, UNCLOS(μœ μ—”ν•΄μ–‘λ²•ν˜‘μ•½)의 μ² μ €ν•œ 이행과 ꡬ쑰적 원인에 λŒ€ν•œ 곡동 λŒ€μ‘μ„ μ΄‰κ΅¬ν–ˆλ‹€.

🧭 λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­μ˜ λ°œμ–Έ μš”μ§€

λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­ λŒ€ν‘œλŠ” 특히 λΆν•œμ΄ ν•΄μƒμ—μ„œ 제재λ₯Ό νšŒν”Όν•˜λŠ” 방식에 μ£Όλͺ©ν–ˆλ‹€.

  • μ„ λ°•λͺ…을 μœ„μž₯ν•˜κ±°λ‚˜
  • μžλ™μ‹λ³„μž₯치(AIS)λ₯Ό 끄고 ν™˜μ μ„ μ‹€μ‹œν•˜λŠ” μˆ˜λ²• 등은 ꡭ제 ν•΄μ–‘μ§ˆμ„œμ— λŒ€ν•œ λͺ…λ°±ν•œ 도전이며,
  • μ΄λŠ” β€œμ œμž¬ 체제 μ „λ°˜μ˜ μ‹ λ’°μ„± μ•½ν™”β€λ‘œ μ΄μ–΄μ§ˆ 수 μžˆλ‹€κ³  κ²½κ³ ν–ˆλ‹€.
    λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­μ€ κ΅­μ œμ‚¬νšŒκ°€ ν˜‘λ ₯ν•˜μ—¬ μ΄λŸ¬ν•œ λΆˆλ²• ν•΄μƒν–‰μœ„μ— λŒ€ν•œ 곡동 κ°μ‹œ 및 λŒ€μ‘ μ—­λŸ‰μ„ κ°•ν™”ν•  ν•„μš”μ„±μ„ μ—­μ„€ν–ˆλ‹€.

βš“ μ£Όμš”κ΅­ μž…μž₯ 정리

κ΅­κ°€μ£Όμš” λ°œμ–Έ μš”μ§€
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ λ―Έκ΅­ν›„ν‹° 반ꡰ의 상선 곡격을 κ°•λ ₯히 λΉ„νŒ, μžμœ ν•­ν–‰ 원칙 수호 κ°•μ‘°
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· ν”„λž‘μŠ€μœ λŸ½μ—°ν•©μ˜ 해상 λ³΄μ•ˆ μž‘μ „κ³Ό 사이버 ν•΄μ–‘ 인프라 보호 λ…Έλ ₯ μ–ΈκΈ‰
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί λŸ¬μ‹œμ•„ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄λŠ” 각ꡭ 주ꢌ 문제이며, ꡰ사적 κΈ΄μž₯을 μ‘°μž₯ν•˜λŠ” 제재 λ°˜λŒ€
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ μ€‘κ΅­μžκ΅­ ν•΄μ—­ 주ꢌ κ°•μ‘° 및 유럽·미ꡭ의 이쀑기쀀 λΉ„νŒ
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡· 그리슀이번 회의 주제 발의ꡭ으둜, ꡭ제적 μ—°λŒ€ 촉ꡬ

πŸ“„ 회의 κ²°κ³Ό: λŒ€ν†΅λ Ή μ„±λͺ… 채택

이 νšŒμ˜μ—μ„œ μœ μ—” μ•ˆλ³΄λ¦¬λŠ” **β€œλŒ€ν†΅λ Ή μ„±λͺ…(Presidential Statement)”**을 만μž₯일치둜 μ±„νƒν–ˆλ‹€.

  • 이 λ¬Έμ„œμ—μ„œλŠ” 해적, 무μž₯곡격, ν•΄μ–‘ ν™˜κ²½ 파괴, λΆˆλ²• ν™˜μ , 사이버 μœ„ν˜‘μ— λŒ€ν•΄ ꡭ제적 ν˜‘λ ₯을 κ°•ν™”ν•  것을 λͺ…μ‹œν–ˆλ‹€.
  • 특히 ν•΄μ–‘ λΆ„μŸ μ‹œ κ΅­μ œλ²• μš°μ„ , κ°œλ„κ΅­ ν•΄μ–‘μ—­λŸ‰ κ°œλ°œμ— λŒ€ν•œ ODA ν™•λŒ€ ν•„μš”μ„±μ΄ μ–ΈκΈ‰λ˜μ—ˆλ‹€.

🚒 우리의 μ‹œμ‚¬μ : ν•œκ΅­ ν•΄μ–‘κ²½μ°°μ˜ μ—­ν• 

UN ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄ λ…Όμ˜λŠ” 단지 외ꡐ적 μˆ˜μ‚¬μ— κ·ΈμΉ˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ”λ‹€. μ΄λŠ” λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­ ν•΄μ–‘κ²½μ°°, ν•΄κ΅°, 외ꡐ뢀, κ°œλ°œν˜‘λ ₯기관이 κ³΅λ™μœΌλ‘œ μ ‘κ·Όν•΄μ•Ό ν•  ꡭ가적 어젠닀이닀.

  • ν•œκ΅­μ€ μ•„μ„Έμ•ˆ κ΅­κ°€μ™€μ˜ 합동 ν›ˆλ ¨,
  • UNODCμ™€μ˜ λ§ˆμ•½ 및 λΆˆλ²•μ„ λ°• 단속 ν˜‘λ ₯,
  • κ°œλ„κ΅­ λŒ€μƒ 해양법집행 μ—­λŸ‰κ°•ν™” ODA ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨μ„ 톡해 이미 선도적인 역할을 μˆ˜ν–‰ 쀑이닀.

이번 회의λ₯Ό κ³„κΈ°λ‘œ ν•œκ΅­μ€ λ”μš± μ „λž΅μ μ΄κ³  μ„ μ œμ μΈ ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄ 정책을 λ§ˆλ ¨ν•΄μ•Ό ν•œλ‹€.
μ΄λŠ” 단지 λ‚¨λΆν•œ 문제 λŒ€μ‘μ„ λ„˜μ–΄, λŒ€ν•œλ―Όκ΅­μ΄ ν•΄μ–‘ μ€‘κ²¬κ΅­μ—μ„œ ν•΄μ–‘ μ„ λ„κ΅­κ°€λ‘œ λ„μ•½ν•˜λŠ” 기반이 될 것이닀.


πŸ“Œ κ΄€λ ¨ μ˜μƒ λ°”λ‘œκ°€κΈ°
πŸ”— UNSC 9919μ°¨ 회의 μ „μ²΄μ˜μƒ (UN Web TV)

πŸ“Œ 마레(Mare)의 ν•΄μ„€
ν•΄μ–‘μ•ˆλ³΄λŠ” μ§€κΈˆ 이 μˆœκ°„μ—λ„ μ „ 세계λ₯Ό λ’€ν”λ“œλŠ” μ•ˆλ³΄ μ˜μ œλ‹€.
μ•ˆμ „ν•œ λ°”λ‹€λŠ” κ΅­κ°€λ₯Ό λ„˜μ€ β€˜κ³΅κ³΅μž¬β€™μ΄λ©°, κ·Έ λ³΄ν˜ΈλŠ” UN의 의무이자 우리의 사λͺ…이닀.

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