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Ukraine and Russia were elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council today. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said “the situation in the council leaves much to be desired.”
Ukraine was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2021-2023, at the same time, after a four-year hiatus, Russia will join the council. About this October 13 reported Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba on his Twitter page.
“Ukraine has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2021-2023. As a country that supported the creation of the Council to ensure the universal observance of human rights, Ukraine will continue to advocate for the prevention of violations of these rights for sustainable international peace and security, ”said Kuleba.
Ukraine has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for 2021-2023. As a country that has supported the establishment of the Council for the Universal Observance of Human Rights, Ukraine will continue to advocate for the prevention of violations of these rights for the sake of lasting international peace and security.
– Dmytro Kuleba (myDmytroKuleba) October 13, 2020
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine famousthat “the state of affairs in the council is bad.”
“Even a well-known human rights violator as the Russian Federation (for lack of competence in the Eastern European group) got involved. Well, Ukraine is ready to fight. We will not allow the position on the council to be misused to cover up human rights violations, ”Kuleba added.
Unfortunately, the situation in the Rada leaves much to be desired. Even a well-known human rights violator as Russia (due to the lack of competition in the Eastern European group) joined him. Well, Ukraine is ready to fight. We will not allow the abuse of a seat on the Council to cover human rights violations 2/2 pic.twitter.com/zXCsyMUGdB
– Dmytro Kuleba (myDmytroKuleba) October 13, 2020
In addition to Ukraine and the Russian Federation, Bolivia, Great Britain, China, Ivory Coast, Mexico, Malawi, Nepal, Pakistan, Senegal, Uzbekistan and France were elected to the council. All of these countries are elected to the council for a three-year term starting on January 1, 2021.
The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body of the UN system, which until recently included 47 states responsible for protecting human rights around the world. The mandate of each member is three years, they are elected by the UN General Assembly. Seats are assigned geographically.
In October 2016, Russia was not included in the council for 2017-2019. His candidacy was supported by 112 member states of the UN. The competitors, Hungary and Croatia, received 144 and 114 votes, respectively.
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