A/HRC/42/2 promotion of human rights by further developing and improving, in all fields of social life, its legal system that had embodied the human-centred Juche idea. 661. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would push ahead with economic construction and secure material conditions enough for the entire people to fully enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would continue to pay special attention to the protection and promotion of human rights of the vulnerable groups including women, children, old persons and persons with disabilities and take necessary measures. It would also attach equal importance to all areas of human rights such as human rights education, prevention of natural disasters, protection and promotion of the rights to health and food, raising the quality of education, reduction of the gaps between rural and urban areas, creation of material conditions for better enjoyment of human rights and the promotion of sustainable socio-economic development, and take legislative, judicial and administrative measures. 662. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would continue to fulfil its obligations as a party to several core international human rights instruments, while giving careful consideration to the accession to other instruments to which it is not yet a party. 663. It would also seriously approach the issues relating to technical cooperation and cooperation with international human rights mechanisms and seek ways to address them on the principle of respect for national sovereignty, non-interference in the internal affairs, equality and reciprocity. 664. It would also participate in the meeting for consideration of its initial report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and engage in constructive dialogue. 665. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea had also noted a considerable number of recommendations, which could not be implemented easily in the near future. It would consider full implementation of the recommendations once conditions and environment were provided in the future. 666. It did also not support some recommendations in the interests of safeguarding its dignity and national sovereignty and opposing the politicization, selectivity and double standards in the human rights field. The concerned recommendations did not conform to the national laws and prevailing reality of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 667. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea would continue to work towards further consolidation and development of its system for protection and promotion of human rights commensurate with the reality of the country and the aspirations of the people. It would also continue to fulfil its obligations in the international human rights field and, through genuine dialogue and cooperation, actively contribute to the protection and promotion of human rights throughout the world. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 668. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 13 delegations made statements.** 669. Cuba welcomed the acceptance by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of all recommendations made by Cuba, related to strengthening measures to guarantee the ** The statements of the delegations that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/42Session/Pages/default.aspx 100