A decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly on it was promulgated on November 5.

The permanent representative of the DPRK at the UN inked the protocol at the Headquarters of the UN on September 9 on behalf of its government.

The DPRK acceded to the UN Convention on Children's Rights in September, 1990.

Its ratification of the protocol is a demonstration of the government's policy of attaching importance to the children and a manifestation of its will to fulfill its commitment and promote international cooperation in the field of human rights.