A/RES/73/180 Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea resume reporting to monitoring bodies on treaties to which it is a party, to participate meaningfully in treaty body reviews, and to give consideration to the concluding observations of such bodies in order to improve the human rights situation in the country; 17. Urges the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to implement the recommendations of the commission of inquiry without delay; 18. Reiterates the importance of maintaining high on the international agenda the grave human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including through sustained communications, advocacy and outreach initiatives, and requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen those activities; 19. Encourages all Member States, the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner, the United Nations Secretariat, 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 implement or take forward those recommendations; 20. Encourages the United Nations system as a whole to continue to address the grave human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in a coordinated and unified manner; 21 Encourages the relevant United Nations programmes, funds, specialized agencies and other related organizations to assist the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the implementation of recommendations stemming from the universal periodic review and from the report of the commission of inquiry; 22. Calls upon the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to engage constructively with international interlocutors with a view to promoting concrete improvements in the human rights situation on the ground, including through human rights dialogues, official visits to the country that include adequate access to fully assess human rights conditions, cooperation initiatives and more people-to-people contact as a matter of priority; 23. Decides to continue its examination of the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at its seventy-fourth session, and to this end requests the Secretary-General to submit a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to report his findings and recommendations, as well as to report on the follow-up to the implementation of the recommendations of the commission of inquiry. 56th plenary meeting 17 December 2018 10/10 18-22276