Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea A/RES/73/180 268 recommendations contained in the outcome of the review 12 and its stated commitment to implement them and look into the possibility of implementing a 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 2018: 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 13 and in line with its commitments to international agreements and conventions, Noting with concern the findings of the United Nations that over 10 million people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are estimated to be undernourished and that most children under 24 months of age and 50 per cent of pregnant and breastfeeding women have insufficient dietary diversity, leading to micronutrient deficiencies and an unacceptably high prevalence of chronic and acute malnutrition, condemning the 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, 2375 (2017) of 11 September 2017 and 2397 (2017) of 22 December 2017, __________________ 12 13 18-22276 A/HRC/27/10. See resolution 70/1. 3/10