UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/7/47 22 February 2008 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Seventh session Agenda item 2 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND REPORTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER AND THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea* Note by the Secretariat 1. The present note has been prepared further to Human Rights Council decision 2/102 requesting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue with the fulfilment of her activities, in accordance with all previous decisions adopted by the Commission on Human Rights and to update the relevant reports and studies. The Commission on Human Rights, in paragraph 9 of its resolution 2005/11, requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue her efforts to engage in a comprehensive dialogue with the authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with a view to establishing technical cooperation programmes in the field of human rights and to submit her findings and recommendations to the Commission. 2. In line with standard policy and practice developed pursuant to General Assembly resolution 926 (X) of 14 December 1955, which established the United Nations programme of advisory services and technical cooperation in the field of human rights, various forms of assistance in the area of human rights are at the disposal of Member States upon their request. * The present report was submitted late to reflect the most recent information. GE.08-10722 (E) 260208