The United Nations (UN) has voted to add new members to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term.
Morocco was elected among other countries, namely South Africa, Algeria, Sudan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea, Georgia, Romania, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Chile, Belgium, and Germany.
The elections were concluded this evening, in accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251. The Human Rights Council will now consist of 47 Member States distributed geographically as follows :
Group of African States (13)
Group of Asia-Pacific States (13)
Group of Eastern European States (6)
Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (8)
Group of Western European and other States (7)
All the members will serve three years and will not be eligible for immediate reelection before two consecutive terms.
The membership cycle will start on January first, for the 2023-2025 term.
The board members the UN’s diversity and gives the Council legitimacy when speaking on human rights violations in all countries.
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