Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
A/RES/70/172
Taking note of the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights
Council on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, 3 regretting that he still has not been allowed to visit the country and that he
has received no cooperation from the authorities of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea, and taking note also of the comprehensive report of the
Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea submitted in accordance with resolution 69/188, 4
Mindful that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a party to the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 5 the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 5 the Convention on the Rights of the Child 6
and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, 7 and recalling the concluding observations of the treaty bodies under the
four treaties and the importance of giving the m consideration,
Noting with appreciation the signature of the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities 8 and the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution an d
child pornography 9 by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, encouraging the
Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to expedite the
ratification of the Convention, and urging the Government to fully respect the rights
of persons with disabilities and children,
Acknowledging the participation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
in the second universal periodic review process, noting the acceptance by the
Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 113 out of th e
268 recommendations contained in the outcome of the review 10 and its stated
commitment to implement them and look into the possibility of implementing a
further 58 recommendations, and emphasizing the importance of the implementation
of the recommendations in order to address the grave human rights violations in th e
country,
Noting with appreciation the collaboration established between the
Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United Nations
Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization in order to improve the health
situation in the country, and the collaboration established with the United Nations
Children’s Fund to improve the nutrition of children and the quality of children’s
education,
Noting the activities undertaken by the United Nations Development
Programme, on a modest scale, in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and
encouraging the engagement of the Government of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea with the international community to ensure that the programmes
benefit the persons in need of assistance,
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A/70/362.
A/70/393.
5
See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.
6
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531.
7
Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378.
8
Ibid., vol. 2515, No. 44910.
9
Ibid., vol. 2171, No. 27531.
10
A/HRC/27/10.
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