Election of Members of the Human Rights Council

A/DEC/79/403View PDF

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 115c Election of members of the Human Rights Council, published in 2024.

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10 versions · 2019–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/81/403

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2026	A/DEC/81/403	Election of members of the Human Rights Council	—	—
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2023	A/DEC/78/402	Election of members of the Human Rights Council	128	—
2022	A/DEC/77/403	Election of members of the Human Rights Council	127	—

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Election of Members

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At its 19th plenary meeting, on 9 October 2024, the General Assembly, pursuant to its resolutions 60/251 of 15 March 2006 and 65/281 of 17 June 2011, elected Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Iceland, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, North Macedonia, Qatar, the Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand as members of the Human Rights Council for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2025 to fill the vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of office of Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Finland, the Gambia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.

As a result, as of 1 January 2025, the Human Rights Council is composed of the following 47 Member States:2 Albania,** Algeria,* Bangladesh,* Belgium,* Benin,*** Bolivia (Plurinational State of),*** Brazil,** Bulgaria,** Burundi,** Chile,* China,** Colombia,*** Costa Rica,* Côte d’Ivoire,** Cuba,** Cyprus,*** Czechia,*** Democratic Republic of the Congo,*** Dominican Republic,** Ethiopia,*** France,** Gambia,*** Georgia,* Germany,* Ghana,** Iceland,*** Indonesia,** Japan,** Kenya,*** Kuwait,** Kyrgyzstan,* Malawi,** Maldives,* Marshall Islands,*** Mexico,*** Morocco,* Netherlands (Kingdom of the),** North Macedonia,*** Qatar,*** Republic of Korea,*** Romania,* South Africa,* Spain,*** Sudan,* Switzerland,*** Thailand*** and Viet Nam.* ________________ * Term of office expires on 31 December 2025. ** Term of office expires on 31 December 2026. *** Term of office expires on 31 December 2027.

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