The United Nations Security Council will reportedly hold a ministerial-level meeting on Thursday in order to discuss the threat from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the North Korean nuclear and missile threats.

AFP reported on Saturday that the United States called the meeting that will be held during the 72nd annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, which opened last Tuesday.

The meeting will likely be attended by foreign ministers of 15 UNSC member nations.

Quoting a U.S. note on the meeting, AFP said that the purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways the Security Council can better enforce the resolutions it has adopted to prevent the spread of the world’s most dangerous weapons.

The note obtained by the AFP also said that during the council meeting, countries will address ways to stem missile and nuclear technology to “the world’s most dangerous actors.”

The ministerial meeting will reportedly highlight global unity in confronting the crisis with North Korea.

It is very rare for the Security Council to hold a minister-level meeting rather than a regular meeting of ambassadors to the United Nations.

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