S. Korea elected to UN Human Rights Council for 6th term, vows active role in N. Korean human ...

S. Korea elected to UN Human Rights Council for 6th term, vows active role in N. Korean human rights issue

한국, UN인권이사국 6번째 선출 "北인권 논의 적극참여"

South Korea has secured a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2025 to 2027 term.
Seoul says it will actively participate in international discussions including North Korean human rights.
Our Kim Jung-sil reports.

South Korea was elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council in an election held in New York on Wednesday local time, alongside several other countries.

"The following 18 states have just been elected members of the Human Rights Council, Benin, Plurinational State of Bolivia, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand."

This is the 6th time that South Korea will serve as a member since the council was established in 2006.
It was among six nations that competed for the vacancies in the Asia-Pacific region, along with Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Cyprus, and the Marshall Islands with Saudi Arabia the only candidate not elected.
South Korea got 161 votes out of 190 voting countries.

Wednesday's election means South Korea will simultaneously serve on three of the UN's major bodies next year: the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and the Human Rights Council.


The Foreign Ministry in Seoul released a statement on Thursday saying that the government will actively participate in international discussions on major human rights issues, including North Korean human rights.
The ministry emphasized the country's commitment to universal values and its diplomatic efforts to promote human rights globally.
South Korea's three-year term begins on January 5th, 2025.
Kim Jung-sil, Arirang News.

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2024-10-10, 10:00 (KST)