In October 2018, India was elected as a member to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a period of
- A.five years
- B.four years
- C.three years
- D.two years
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, three years. Every member of the UN Human Rights Council is elected for a three-year term, and India's 2018 win gave it a seat for 2019 to 2021.
In the vote in the UN General Assembly on 12 October 2018, India won 188 of 193 votes in the Asia-Pacific group, the highest of any candidate that year. The Council has 47 seats, and about one third of them come up for election every year, so terms are staggered. A member that has served two terms in a row must wait a year before it can stand again. The Council, set up in 2006 in Geneva, replaced the Commission on Human Rights.
A is wrong: no UNHRC term lasts five years. B is wrong: four years is not a UNHRC term either. D is wrong: two years is the term of the non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, not of the Human Rights Council.
Exam tip: UNHRC term = 3 years (47 members); UNSC non-permanent term = 2 years (10 members).
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