A/RES/79/181
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea
and to also support efforts aimed at resuming and improving dialogue, including
inter-Korean dialogue, on the humanitarian and human rights situation, including
enforced disappearances, international abductions and the forced separation of
families in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
24. 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;
25. 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 United Nations human rights mechanisms, including the universal periodic
reviews, human rights treaty body reviews and the report of the commission of
inquiry;
26. 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;
27. Requests the President of the General Assembly to organize a high-level
plenary meeting, featuring testimony by civil society representatives and other
experts, to address the human rights abuses and violations being committed in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, using existing available resources, to be
supplemented, if necessary, by voluntary contributions;
28. Decides to continue its examination of the situation of human rights in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at its eightieth 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 her findings and recommendations, as well as to
report on the follow-up to the implementation of the recommendations of the
commission of inquiry.
53rd plenary meeting
17 December 2024
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