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Pakistan wins UNHRC seat
October 18 , 2017
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- Pakistan won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by more than two thirds vote.
- Pakistan was elected for the term 2018-20. The election in the 193-member Assembly was by secret ballot, with a simple majority required.
- There were five candidates contesting for four Asia-Pacific seats on the Council.
- Apart from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal and Qatar also won seats on the Council.
- The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations System inter-governmental body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world.
- Its 47 seats are filled by member states elected for three-year terms.
- The seats are distributed among the UN's regional groups as follows:
- 13 for Africa
- 13 for Asia
- 6 for Eastern Europe
- 8 for Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC)
- 7 for the Western European and Others Group (WEOG)
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