- Home
- Current Questions
- UN Human Rights Council
UN Human Rights Council
Consider the following statements with reference to the UN Human Rights Council:
- The Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly in March 2005.
- The Council is made up of 49 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.
- It holds regular sessions three times a year, in March, June, and September.
Choose the correct statements:
A |
1 and 2
|
|
B |
Only 3
|
|
C |
2 and 3
|
|
D |
Only 2
|
Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
Context: Recently, the U.S. has announced plans to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago.
Explanation:
- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) was established by the UN General Assembly on 15 March, 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights.
- Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Council is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.
- These members are elected yearly by the General Assembly for staggered three-year terms. Members are selected via the basis of equitable geographic rotation using the United Nations regional grouping system. Members are eligible for re-election for one additional term, after which they must relinquish their seat.
- The seats are distributed along the following lines:
- 13 for the African Group
- 13 for the Asia-Pacific Group
- 6 for the Eastern European Group
- 8 for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- 7 for the Western European and Others Group
- The UNHRC holds regular sessions three times a year, in March, June, and September.
- The UNHRC passes non-binding resolutions on human rights issues through a periodic review of all 193 UN member states called the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
- The new mechanism is based on reports coming from different sources, one of them being contributions from non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
- The first cycle of the UPR took place between 2008 and 2011,[42] the second cycle between 2012 and 2016, and the third cycle began in 2017 and is expected to be completed in 2021.
State In News
State In News
State In News
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu And Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal