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A wide view of the Security Council during a briefing on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
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In Security Council, UN officials urge renewed engagement with DPR Korea on human rights

Despite a grim litany of human rights abuses committed against its own people and ongoing provocations to global peace and security, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has shown signs of compliance with human rights mechanisms prompting hopes that the Asian nation may one day yield to the call for full accountability and reform, two senior United Nations officials stated today.