A/HRC/RES/55/21 the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of 132 of the 262 recommendations contained in the outcome of the review,8 and emphasizing the importance of the implementation of the recommendations in order to address the grave human rights violations in the country, Noting again with regret that independent civil society organizations cannot operate in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and that, as a result, no civil society organization based in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was able to submit a stakeholder report for the universal periodic review process, Stressing the importance of extending the cooperation of the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Recognizing the important work of the treaty bodies in monitoring the implementation of international human rights obligations, and emphasizing the need for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to comply with its human rights obligations and to ensure regular and timely reporting to the treaty bodies, Stressing again with grave concern the urgency and importance of the issue of international abductions, which involves a serious violation of human rights, and of the immediate return of all abductees, as they and their family members are aging and there is no time to lose, expressing grave concern at the long years of severe suffering experienced by abductees and their families, the lack of any concrete or positive action by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, notably 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, and the identical and non-substantive replies by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the numerous communications transmitted by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and strongly demanding again that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sincerely listen to the victims and their families to address all allegations of enforced disappearances, clarify the fate and whereabouts of disappeared persons and faithfully provide accurate, detailed and full information promptly to the families of victims, and resolve immediately all issues relating to all abductees, in particular the realization of the immediate return of all abductees of Japan and the Republic of Korea, Noting with concern the allegations of continued violations of the human rights of unrepatriated prisoners of war and their descendants, and the issue of nationals of other States Members of the United Nations detained in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with no information available regarding their health or the conditions of their detention, Welcoming the readiness of the international community to engage in constructive diplomacy with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and stressing the importance of dialogue, including inter-Korean dialogue, engagement and cooperation aimed at improving the human rights and humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Stressing the urgency and importance of the issue of separated families, including affected Koreans worldwide, in this regard encouraging the resumption of reunions of separated families and in accordance with the commitments made on this issue at the interKorean summit held on 19 September 2018 to strengthen humanitarian cooperation to fundamentally resolve the issue of separated families, and highlighting the importance of allowing permanent regular reunions and contact between separated families, including through meetings at an easily accessible location and regular facility, regular written correspondence, video reunions and the exchange of video messages, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, Stressing also that the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including with respect to gender equality and the rights of all women and girls, including adolescent girls, is intrinsically linked to international peace and security, since the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea funds its unlawful nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes through human rights violations and abuse, such as forced labour, and noting with concern that a disproportionate amount of the State budget 8 A/HRC/42/10 and A/HRC/42/10/Add.1. 3