Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea A/RES/72/188 further 58 recommendations, while expressing its concern that the recommendations have not been implemented thus far, Noting 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, Noting also the collaboration established between the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United Nations Children’s Fund to improve the nutritional status of children and the quality of children ’s education, Noting further 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, Noting the cooperation between the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children ’s Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on food security assessments, underscoring the importance of those assessments in analysing changes in the national, household and individual food security and nutritional situation and thereby in supporting donor confidence in the targeting of aid programmes, noting also the letter of understanding signed by the Government and the World Food Programme and the importance of further improvements in operating conditions, bringing access and monitoring arrangements closer to international standards for all United Nations entities, and noting with appreciation the work of international aid operators, Taking note of the United Nations humanitarian report entitled “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2017: needs and priorities” and its call to address the critical humanitarian needs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Taking note also of the strategic framework for cooperation between the United Nations and the Government of the Democratic People ’s Republic of Korea for the period 2017–2021 and the Government’s commitment in accordance with the principles, goals and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals 10 and in line with its commitments to international agreements and conventions, Noting with concern the findings of the United Nations that well over half of the people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea suffer from major insecurities in food and medical care, including a very large number of pregnant and lactating women and children under 5 who are at risk of malnutrition, and nearly a quarter of its total population is suffering from chronic malnutrition, condemning th e Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for diverting its resources into pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles over the welfare of its people, and emphasizing the necessity for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to respect and ensure the welfare and inherent dignity of the people in the country, as referred to by the Security Council in its resolutions 2321 (2016) of 30 November 2016, 2371 (2017) of 5 August 2017 and 2375 (2017) of 11 September 2017, Noting the importance of the issue of international abductions and of the immediate return of all abductees, expressing grave concern at t he lack of positive action by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since the investigations on all the Japanese nationals commenced on the basis of the government-level consultations held between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan in May 2014, __________________ 10 17-23184 See resolution 70/1. 3/10