A/HRC/RES/58/17 28. Further encourages the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to provide comprehensive information detailing progress on the implementation of the recommendations that it accepted in the previous cycles of the universal periodic review, including with regard to the ratification of or accession to core international human rights instruments to which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is still not a party, in particular the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, to further expand cooperation with other United Nations human rights mechanisms in order to address all human rights violations and abuses in the country and to take all measures necessary to fully fulfil the obligations under international instruments to which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a party, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 29. Encourages the United Nations system, including its specialized agencies, States, regional intergovernmental organizations, interested institutions, independent experts and non-governmental organizations to develop constructive dialogue and cooperation with special procedure mandate holders, including the Special Rapporteur, and the field-based structure of the Office of the High Commissioner; 30. Encourages all States, the United Nations system, including its relevant specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and forums, civil society organizations, foundations and engaged business enterprises and other stakeholders towards which the commission of inquiry has directed recommendations to take those recommendations forward; 31. Also encourages all States, the United Nations system, including its relevant specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and forums, civil society organizations, foundations and engaged business enterprises and other stakeholders to support efforts aimed at improving dialogue on and engagement with regard to the humanitarian and human rights situation, including international abductions, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and inter-Korean dialogue; 32. Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to refrain from the use of deadly and other excessive force at its borders and elsewhere, particularly where it would exacerbate civilian suffering, fuel human rights violations and destabilize international security, to work with the international community, including the United Nations system, and to facilitate conditions to alleviate the suffering of the citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and to allow international staff to operate in the country so that the international community can provide assistance based on independent needs assessments, including of persons experiencing vulnerability in detention centres, and monitoring capacity, consistent with international standards and humanitarian principles and in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions; 33. Encourages the United Nations system as a whole to continue to address the grave situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in a coordinated and unified manner, including through consideration by the Security Council; 34. Encourages all States that have relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to use their influence to encourage it to take immediate steps to end all human rights violations and abuses, including by closing political prison camps, undertaking profound institutional reforms and ending forced labour in all its forms; 35. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur and the Office of the High Commissioner with regard to the field-based structure with sufficient resources and the support necessary to carry out the mandate effectively, including to support the information and evidence repository, and to ensure that the mandate holder receives the support of the Office of the High Commissioner; 10

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