A/HRC/16/58 expression and opinion, the death penalty, torture, and cruel inhuman or degrading treatment. 68. The Special Rapporteur strongly urges all parties to reconvene the Six-Party Talks in an effort to comprehensively address a wide range of issues, including regional peace and stability, and create an environment for progress on human rights. 69. The Special Rapporteur stresses the need for the international community to provide continued humanitarian support to the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Provisions of humanitarian aid, including for food, medical and other urgent humanitarian needs subject to “no access, no aid”, should not be contingent upon any political conditions. 70. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea authorities to address continued food scarcity in the country by taking effective measures such as revisiting the public distribution system, channelling or reallocating financial resources to sectors that benefit the standard of living of the people in general. 71. While commending the Republic of Korea and Japan for integration of asylumseekers from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Special Rapporteur calls on all other countries in which people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are seeking refuge or through which they transit, to protect such people, treat them humanely and respect the principle of non-refoulement, as provided under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. 72. The Special Rapporteur encourages quick resumption of dialogue between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to create an atmosphere conducive to resolving a number of issues, such as the reunion of separated families. 73. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea authorities should address the unresolved cases of abduction comprehensively, including accountability for the agents responsible for such abductions. 74. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has so far not shown any commitments to implement the recommendations and conclusions of the universal periodic review, urges that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea grasp this opportunity to improve its human rights record and identify those recommendations of the universal periodic review that they are willing to accept. 75. The Special Rapporteur would like to call on the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to recognize the need to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights so as to advance human rights in policies and programmes. 76. Finally, the Special Rapporteur would like to extend his sincere appreciation to the Government of the Republic of Korea and Japan for their warm reception. He was exposed to the full range of diverse views on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and has established contacts for future interactions. 16