A/HRC/4/15
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Supports the Republic of Korea and the international community to improve the
human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in particular the
right to food; provide humanitarian aid, including food aid, to the latter, which, although
currently suspended on the part of the former, might be resumed at the appropriate time
on the ground of humanitarianism, with adequate monitoring to access the target group of
beneficiaries; and urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to build food
security through sustainable agricultural techniques, good governance, broad-based
people’s participation in decision-making processes, and equitable allocation of resources
to respond to the development needs of the country;
Encourages the Republic of Korea to continue its humanitarian policy of
accepting those who have sought refuge from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
and to facilitate their social recovery and reintegration, with more opportunities for
vocational training and other supports with a view to accessing a variety of employment
and livelihood options sustainably;
Calls upon the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to end the various
discrepancies and transgressions concerning respect for human rights in the civil,
political, economic, social and cultural fields in the country, and to implement effectively
the human rights treaties to which it is a party and the various recommendations
addressed to the country by a variety of United Nations human rights mechanisms,
including the recommendations of the United Nations Special Rapporteur in his reports to
the United Nations;
Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to invite the Special
Rapporteur and other United Nations human rights mechanisms to visit the country to
take stock of the human rights situation and recommend reforms and related follow-up;
Invites the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea progressively to engage in
cooperative activities with the international community to improve the implementation of
human rights in the country, such as through human rights dialogue(s) supported by
technical assistance, economic programmes with a human rights component, and rule of
law programmes (e.g. training and education to build the capacity of law enforcers, to
respect civil liberties, and to reform the prison system), with greater space for civil
society participation.
63.
The above should be complemented by active and practical steps to ensure progress and
achieve substantive improvements in human rights implementation in the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea.
C. Visit to Mongolia, 18-23 December 2006
64.
Given the strategic position of Mongolia in North-East Asia, the country has adopted a
policy of friendly relations with its neighbours, including those of the Korean peninsula. The
main impact of the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on
Mongolia in recent years has been the issue of those who have fled from the former to seek the
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