A/HRC/28/71 international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters should be an important focus for the Security Council. 43. Likewise, the Special Rapporteur hopes the Security Council will pay particular attention to this issue in its discussions on other themes, for instance in the framework of Council resolution 2122 (2013) on women, peace and security (para. 2 (a), (b) and (d)). 44. Importantly, the Special Rapporteur sees future meetings of the Security Council as a key platform for relatives of victims of abduction and enforced disappearance, in particular female victims, to amplify their calls for justice and accountability. This would also be in line with Security Council resolution 2122 (2013), which highlights the importance of interaction of civil society, including women’s organizations, with members of the Council at headquarters and during Council field missions (para. 6). 45. Finally, the Special Rapporteur is available to brief the Security Council himself on human rights developments in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including on the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters. 3. Sustained action by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly 46. In conjunction with action by the Security Council, the Special Rapporteur firmly believes that the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly can also continue to add dimensions to international understanding and advocacy of the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters. 47. In this endeavour, for instance, a panel discussion held during a future Human Rights Council session could serve as a prominent platform to bring together independent experts, representatives of families concerned, and other civil society actors to discuss this issue. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur has always found useful the holding of side events on a specific issue on the margins of sessions of the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly. He encourages Member States and civil society to continue organizing such events on a regular basis. They could contribute to informing the international community and the media at strategic times about the dire situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 4. Targeted action by the future human rights contact group 48. The commission of inquiry on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recommended in its report that: States that have historically friendly ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, major donors and potential donors, as well as those States already engaged with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the framework of the six-party talks, should form a human rights contact group to raise concerns about the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and to provide support for initiatives to improve it.17 49. The Special Rapporteur notes the wide range of Member States that have been highlighting the issue of abductions and enforced disappearances in their statements during Human Rights Council and General Assembly debates, including some that do not traditionally support the related resolutions. He believes that concerted action by a committed group of Member States to engage the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters could make a significant difference. 17 A/HRC/25/63, para. 94 (h). 11