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New members to UNHRC

October 19 , 2023 404 days 429 0
  • The UN General Assembly elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council
  • But in this, Peru and Russia failed to secure a seat.
  • China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, France, and Malawi were re-elected for their second terms.
  • UNHRC was created in 2006 and consists of 47 member States.
  • Its seats are distributed among regional groups of States as follows, from Africa (13); Asia-Pacific (13); Eastern European (6); Latin American and Caribbean (8); and Western European and others (7).

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