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report in order to address the dire situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
18.
Encourages the continuing endeavours of the field-based structure of the
Office of the High Commissioner in Seoul, welcomes its regular reports to the Human Rights
Council, and invites the High Commissioner to provide the Council with regular updates on
the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
19.
Calls upon all States to undertake to ensure that the field-based structure of the
Office of the High Commissioner can function with independence, that it has sufficient
resources to fulfil its mandate, that it enjoys full cooperation with relevant Member States
and that it is not subjected to any reprisals or threats;
20.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to report on its follow-up efforts
in the regular annual report of the Secretary-General submitted to the General Assembly on
the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
21.
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit regular reports to the Human Rights
Council and to the General Assembly on the implementation of his mandate, including on
the follow-up efforts made in the implementation of the recommendations of the commission
of inquiry;
22.
Urges the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, through
continuous dialogues, to invite and to cooperate fully with all special procedure mandate
holders, especially the Special Rapporteur, to give the Special Rapporteur and supporting
staff unrestricted access to visit the country, and to provide them with all information
necessary to enable them to fulfil such a mandate, and also to promote technical cooperation
with the Office of the High Commissioner;
23.
Invites the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to
extend an invitation to the Office of the High Commissioner to visit the country;
24.
Encourages the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to
provide comprehensive information on the implementation of the recommendations it
accepted in the second and third cycles of the universal periodic review, and to further expand
cooperation with other United Nations human rights mechanisms in order to address all
human rights violations and abuses in the country;
25.
Encourages the United Nations system, including its specialized agencies,
States, regional intergovernmental organizations, interested institutions, independent experts
and non-governmental organizations to develop constructive dialogue and cooperation with
special procedure mandate holders, including the Special Rapporteur, and the field-based
structure of the Office of the High Commissioner;
26.
Encourages all States, the United Nations Secretariat, including relevant
specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and forums, civil society
organizations, foundations and engaged business enterprises and other stakeholders towards
which the commission of inquiry has directed recommendations to take forward those
recommendations;
27.
Also encourages all States, the United Nations Secretariat, including relevant
specialized agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations and forums, civil society
organizations, foundations and engaged business enterprises and other stakeholders to
support efforts aimed at improving dialogue on and engagements with regard to the
humanitarian and human rights situation, including international abductions, in the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including inter-Korean dialogue;
28.
Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to work with the
international community, including the United Nations system, in its efforts to prevent an
outbreak of COVID-19 in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea so that the
international community can provide assistance based on independent needs assessments and
consistent with international standards and humanitarian principles, and in accordance with
relevant Security Council resolutions;
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