The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an emergency meeting at 4pm EST on Wednesday in order to discuss North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launch.

According to the AFP, the delegations from the United States and Japan called for the meeting, which is listed on the UNSC daily programme under the topic “Non-proliferation/DPRK”.

United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said in a press release that they assessed North Korea to have launched two Rodong IRBMs from nearby the city of Hwangju early Wednesday morning Korea Standard Time (KST).

“Initial indications reveal one of the missiles exploded immediately after launch, while the second was tracked over North Korea and into the Sea of Japan,” a statement emailed to NK News by STRATCOM said.

North Korea is prohibited from developing ballistic missiles under existing UN resolutions and despite the adoption of enhanced sanctions in the form of UNSC Resolution 2270 in March, the country has continued to breach sanctions and conduct missile tests.

Resolution 2270 was unanimously adopted following North korea’s fourth underground nuclear test in January and a subsequent satellite launch in February, both prohibited actions under UN resolutions.

North Korea’s continual testing of ballistic missile technology after March has resulted in a UNSC meeting previously and a subsequent condemnation.

The UNSC’s blunt statement called some three failed launches of intermediate-range missile ballistic missiles, beginning in mid-April, “deplorable.”

“These repeated attempted launches are in grave violation of the DPRK’s international obligations under United Nations Security Council resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013) and 2270 (2016),” the statement reads.

As yet it is unclear if a similar statement will be issued or if further options may be discussed following the closed door meeting.