A/RES/79/181 Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 9. Expresses strong support for the work being undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including its field -based structure in Seoul, in furtherance of Human Rights Council resolution 55/21, with the aim of ensuring accountability for suspected violations of international law committed in and by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and calls upon all States to support such efforts; 10. Reiterates its appreciation for the work of the commission of inquiry and acknowledges the importance of its report and the finding that the body of testimony gathered and the information received provide reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, pursuant to policies established at the highest level of the State for decades and by institutions under the effective control of its leadership, which was confirmed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the report to the Human Rights Council submitted pursuant to resolutions 34/24, 40/20 and 46/17; 11. Welcomes the request by the Human Rights Council to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a comprehensive report containing an update on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since 2014, when the report of the commission of inquiry was published, and taking stock of the implementation of the commission’s recommendations, to the Council at its sixtieth session, to be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue, and encourages Member States to provide any necessary support for the preparation of the comprehensive report of the High Commissioner; 12. Expresses its concern at the failure of the authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations, including violations which the commission of inquiry has said may amount to crimes against humanity, and encourages the international community to cooperate with accountability efforts and to ensure that such crimes do not remain unpunished; 13. Encourages the Security Council to continue its consideration of the relevant conclusions and recommendations of the commission of inquiry and take appropriate action to ensure accountability, including through consideration of referral of the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to the International Criminal Court and consideration of further sanctions in order to target effectively those who appear to be most responsible for human rights violations that the commission has said may constitute crimes against humanity; 14. Welcomes the resumption of the Security Council discussion on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and reiterates its appreciation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for briefing the Council on the country’s human rights situation, in the light of the serious concerns expressed in the present resolution, and looks forward to its continued and more active engagement on this matter; 15. Encourages the continuing endeavours of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including through its field -based structure in Seoul, in organizing a series of consultations and outreach activities with victims and survivors, affected communities and other relevant stakeholders with a view to ensuring a victim- and survivor-centred approach to accountability and to including their views in avenues for accountability, compiling a central repository to consolidate the information and evidence relating to suspected violations of international law, and assessing all such evidence and information in order to develop possible strategies to be used in any future accountability process, and also encourages the cooperation of the Office with a wide range of stakeholders in the procurement of evidence that could be used in future criminal proceedings; 10/14 24-24223