Annual Report 2013 witnessed by its new role for leading the Asia-Pacific Region of the ICC Working Group on BHR(Business and Human Rights Working Group of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights). As such, the NHRCK has been asked to strengthen its capacity to respond to the request of the international society in addition to its existing challenge for the facilitation of national implementation of international human rights treaties. 2. Basic Directions for Human Rights Work In 2013, the NHRCK carried out its work based on its mid-term plan or the Three-year Plan for the Promotion of Human Rights (2012-2014). The three-year plan reconfirms the strategic goals of the NHRCK whose vision is "A World of Dignity for All," and details the objectives and tasks to fulfill the goals. The plan incorporates current human rights issues and mid- to long-term challenges, including five strategic goals, one special project, and two featured projects. The five strategic goals are: i) Ensuring and strengthening institutional protection for basic human rights, ii) Expanding human rights protection for the socially vulnerable groups, iii) Improving the effectiveness of investigations and remedies, iv) Spreading human rights culture through human rights education, and v) Eliminating discrimination. Strengthening the Improvement Efforts for Human Rights in North Korea was selected as the theme of the special project while Spreading Human Rights Culture in Business Management 6 ▪▪▪ Part I. Introduction