A/HRC/27/51 population.72 In the summary of stakeholders’ information, the Life Fund for North Korean Refugees claimed that the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was at the expense of basic needs of the population, and urged the Government not to divert precious resources to further military development.73 51. Many recommendations from the aforementioned report deserve exploring, including the recommendations that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: “undertake profound legal reforms in accordance with international law, legalize and support free market activities that provide citizens with a livelihood, and release all prisoners detained for exercising private economic activities” (Germany); “consider further increase in State expenditures on the health sector with a view to meeting the demand for medical supplies, including essential drugs” (Belarus); “develop and implement more substantiated programmes and initiatives for the provision of enhanced level of the rights to education and health for all” (Cuba); “continue to promote economic, social and cultural development to provide better conditions for the enjoyment of all rights by its people” (China); and “strengthen measures to reinvigorate the national economy including allowing more people-to-people contact through engagement in economic, commercial activities, including tourism” (Malaysia).74 Such constructive recommendations show how to convert from a military-first to a human security paradigm. 52. During the same universal periodic review session, the Council also examined the report of Bhutan. The compilation of United Nations information highlights the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) assessment of the high share of public expenditure devoted by Bhutan to the social sectors. “The budget for 2011–2012 was confirmed as propoor, with about 25 per cent earmarked for the social sector, including 17 per cent for education and 7 per cent for health care. In the draft United Nations Development Assistance Framework, Bhutan ONE Programme 2014–2018, it was stated that the Bhutanese concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH) promoted a balanced approach to development, encompassing good governance, conservation and community vitality, in addition to traditional socioeconomic progress indicators, and that that development paradigm, prudent economic management and political stability had brought about a significant rise in living standards and an improvement in development indicators.”75 Besides praise, the draft report of the Working Group also gives practical recommendations. Among those are recommendations to: “attach more attention to job creation, especially addressing youth unemployment” (Turkey); “continue the programmes related to poverty reduction and continue the efforts to create a stronger system of social protection” (Kuwait); “continue the implementation of a more concrete system of social protection, through the initiatives listed in the national report and call on the international community to support those national efforts (Cuba)”; “remunerate the internship programmes and accompany them with technical education training processes with shared programmes with the country’s economic sector (Mexico)”; “further consolidate successful health programmes that provide medical care that is universal, free and of quality for all Bhutanese” (Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of)).76 53. The above recommendations quoted prove that the universal periodic review procedure has the potential to become an excellent forum for promoting an international order that is more democratic and equitable, including in the context of fiscal and budget priorities, transparency, disarmament and peacemaking. 72 73 74 75 76 18 A/HRC/WG.6/19/PRK/2, para. 68. See also A/HRC/13/47, para. 28. A/HRC/WG.6/19/PRK/3, para. 63. A/HRC/WG.6/19/L.8, para. 124. A/HRC/WG.6/19/BTN/2, para. 9. A/HRC/WG-6/19/L.6, para. 118.