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Saudi’s bid to join UN Human Rights Council rejected


Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to join the UN Human Rights Council for the next three-year term, while China and Russia were elected to the Geneva-based body.
Other countries elected to the 47-member council yesterday in the secret ballot which took place at the UN headquarters in New York were: Ivory Coast, Gabon, Malawi, Cuba, Bolivia, Uzbekistan, France and Britain.
Senegal, Nepal, Pakistan, Ukraine and Mexico were re-elected for a second three-year term. Council members cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.
The result for Saudi Arabia will be seen as a severe blow to the kingdom’s de facto ruler Crown Prince …read more

Source:: Middle East Monitor

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