UN / HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION

11-Oct-2022 00:03:28

The General Assembly elected 14 Member States to serve a three-year term in the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

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STORY: UN / HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
TRT: 3:28
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 11 OCTOBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

SHOTLIST

RECENT - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exteriors, United Nations Headquarters

11 OCTOBER 2022, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, General Assembly
3. Various shots, Member States voting
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained by each Member State: South Africa, 182 votes; Algeria, 178; Morocco, 178; Sudan,157.”
5. Med shot, General Assembly
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained by each Member State: Bangladesh, 160; Maldives,154; Viet Nam, 145; Kyrgyzstan, 126; Republic of Korea, 123; Afghanistan, 12; Bahrein, 1; Mongolia, 1.”
7. Wide shot, General Assembly
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained by each Member State: Georgia, 178; Romania, 176.”
9. Med shot, Member States
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained by each Member State: Chile, 144; Costa Rica, 134; Venezuela, 88.”
11. Wide shot, General Assembly
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained by each Member State: Belgium, 169; Germany, 167; San Marino, 1.”
13. Med shot, General Assembly
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the General Assembly:
“The following 14 States have been elected members of the Human Rights Council for the three years term of the office beginning 1st January 2023: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, and Viet Nam.”

STORYLINE

The General Assembly elected 14 Member States to serve a three-year term in the Human Rights Council.

Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan, and Viet Nam will join the Council starting January 2023.

For the group of African States, all four candidates were elected: South Africa (182 votes) Algeria (178), Morocco (178), and Sudan (157).

In the group of Asia-Pacific States, Bangladesh (160), Maldives (154), Viet Nam (145) and Kyrgyzstan (126) were elected. Afghanistan (12) and Republic of Korea (123) didn’t get enough votes.

For the group of Eastern European States, the two candidates, Georgia (178) and Romania (176), were elected.

In the group of Latin American & Caribbean States, were elected Chile (144), Costa Rica (134). Venezuela, with 88 votes, will not have a seat in the Council.

Belgium (169 votes) and Germany (167) were the sole candidates for the Western European and other States group.