A/HRC/26/43 recommendations and to support to a United Nations system-wide “Rights up Front” response to the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In this context, the Special Rapporteur is fully cognizant of the important humanitarian work that the United Nations and other entities are doing in the country. He draws attention to the commission’s recommendations, and indeed that of the Special Rapporteur throughout his work, that States should not use the provision of food and other essential humanitarian assistance to impose economic or political pressure on the State. Humanitarian assistance should be provided in accordance with humanitarian and human rights principles, including the principle of nondiscrimination. Aid should only be curbed to the extent that unimpeded international humanitarian access and related monitoring is not adequately guaranteed.48 The Special Rapporteur hopes that all parts of the United Nations system will rise to the challenge and work and deliver in a coordinated and unified manner, as envisaged in the Secretary-General’s “Rights up Front” initiative in response to the commission’s report. 61. In its resolution 25/25, the Human Rights Council specifically requested the Office of the High Commissioner to follow up urgently on the recommendations made by the commission of inquiry in its report, and to provide the Special Rapporteur with increased support, including through the establishment of a field-based structure to strengthen monitoring and documentation of the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, to ensure accountability, to enhance engagement and capacity-building with the Governments of all States concerned, civil society and other stakeholders, and to maintain visibility of the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including through sustained communications, advocacy and outreach initiatives. The Special Rapporteur stresses that the implementation of that recommendation requires the proactive engagement of all parties concerned with the utmost urgency. In order for the field-based structure to be effective, it has to build on the achievements of the commission of inquiry. The Special Rapporteur considers it important for the structure to be as near as possible to the main source of information, and its impact also partly depends on whether its presence in the region is felt. It must also be able to function with the same independence and objectivity as the commission, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations. Given the persistent denial of access to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, it is not realistic to establish a field-based structure in Pyongyang. All things considered, it was the commission’s view that the Republic of Korea would be the optimal location for the field structure. The Special Rapporteur welcomes that the acceptance by the Republic of Korea to host the structure.49 He hopes that the structure will be soon operational and trusts that its staff will be able to function in full accordance with the principles of the United Nations and with unimpeded access to witnesses, in order to ensure the continuation of monitoring and documentation of evidence. 48 49 20 Ibid., para. 94 (i). See the OHCHR press briefing at www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=14653&LangID=E.