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RFE/RF (18 October 2019)

Armenia has been elected as one of 14 new members of the UN Human Rights Council, receiving votes from 144 of 193 countries.

Armenia and Poland on October 17 received required votes in the secret ballot to win the two new seats available for the Eastern Europe region on the 47-seat council, with Moldova missing the cut.

"This is a testament to the great confidence of the international community in our country, especially in the field of human rights," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian wrote on his Facebook page.

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The naming of new members of the council for two-year terms is staggered. The latest 14 members will serve for the 2020-22 term.

The Geneva-based council is an international body within the UN system and is responsible for promoting and protecting human rights around the world.

It has the authority to launch fact-finding missions and set commissions of inquiry into specific issues.

https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-elected-un-human-rights-council/30222721.html