The General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 states as members of the UN Human Rights Council.
Through secret ballot, Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia (for Africa); Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Nepal (for Asia-Pacific); Moldova, Ukraine (for Eastern Europe); Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay (for Latin America and the Caribbean); Germany, Ireland (for Western Europe and other states) were elected.
The 15 states will serve three-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2027.
All 15 candidates were running unchallenged this year.
Burundi, Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic were re-elected.
15 states elected as members of UN Human Rights Council
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