H.C.R. NO. 216 Summary

• Supports the Republic of Korea's efforts toward peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula and urges North Korea to engage in sincere reunification dialogue with South Korea.

• Affirms support for United Nations General Assembly Resolution 69/188, which addresses the human rights situation in North Korea documented by the 2014 United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights Violations.

• Urges North Korea to acknowledge international community concerns regarding human rights violations, improve human rights conditions for its people, and abandon nuclear weapons goals.

• Directs transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the Leader of North Korea, the President of South Korea, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.