15 states elected as members of UN Human Rights Council

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.