UNCT Guest Speakers Series: DPPA on the 9th Workers' Party Congress

On 6 March 2026, as part of the UNCT Guest Speakers Series, RC Colombano invited Ms. Sonja Bachmann of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs to brief the UNCT on the 9th Workers' Party Congress recently concluded in Pyongyang. Joined by her colleague Ms. Sheila Park, Ms. Bachmann covered the main outcomes of the Congress, including against the background of the broader set of regional and global dynamics. During the discussion, participants focused on the implications for UN engagement with the DPRK and the prospects for the return of the Country Team to Pyongyang.