Key NHRCK Activities D. Implementation of international human rights treaties ■ ‌Preparations for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Korea’s human The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process instituted in 2006, which involves a periodic review by the Human Rights Council of the human rights situation of all 193 UN member states. Each state is reviewed every 4.5 years. Part 1 Introduction rights records The Commission’s written report on the overall human rights situation in Korea and oral statements to the Human Rights Council helped UN member states to make recommendations. The Commission urged the government to implement the UPR recommendations to improve the In preparation for the fourth UPR session slated for early 2023, the Commission monitored from April to June implementation of recommendations made in the previous UPR cycle by the 14 government agencies, including the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, and the National Police Agency. The Commission verified progress made by each agency in following up on recommendations, which provided a foundation for the Commission to Part 2 Key NHRCK Activities internal human rights situation. draw key issues and recommendations in its written report to the fourth UPR session. mid-term report on the implementation of the third cycle UPR recommendations, stating the need to provide more detail on progress made, and urged it to implement the UPR recommendations, contributing to increased credibility and reliability of the mid-term report. ■ ‌Preparations for the Human Rights Committee’s review of Korea’s periodic report The United Nations Human Rights Committee is expected to review the fifth report of the Republic of Korea in 2022 and 2023. To ensure effective implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Commission supports the United Nations Human Rights Committee develop its concluding observations during review by providing more objective and impartial resources, including the 75 Part 3 Appendices In December, the Commission presented the government with opinion regarding the draft of the