The archive will preserve evidence for the future, when the Kim Jong-un regime could be held accountable for rights violations in an international court.

According to a report recently submitted by the UN Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts to the Council's secretariat, the archive should be based in Geneva for the sake of perfect confidentiality and security of sensitive information and secrets, Voice of America said.

A total of $1.78 million will be required to operate the archive and six required experts over the next two years, the report said.

Of the six, a high-level expert, who will charge analyzing information and secrets on the North's rights abuses, is required to have at least 15 years of experience in investigating and indicting criminals pertinent to international law, the report claimed.

In addition, a legal officer with a more than seven-year career is needed to take charge of setting up the archive and integrating and preserving information and evidence, plus an information officer with over five years of experience.

Three additional experts, well-versed in the international criminal system, South Korean criminal law and legal interpretation, are also needed for the UN Human Rights Office set up in Seoul in 2015 to collect evidence on the North's rights violations, the report said. (Yonhap)