Election (13 May 2010)
Human Rights Council
RESULTS
- Press release
- Webcast [Realplayer, 2 h 24 min]
Number of votes in parentheses obtained in a single round of balloting (the required majority was 97).
African States (4 seats) | Asian States (4 seats) | Eastern European States (2 seats) | Latin American & Caribbean States (2 seats) | Western European & Other States (2 seats) |
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Angola (170 votes) |
Malaysia (179 votes) | Poland (171 votes) | Ecuador (180 votes) |
Spain (177 votes) |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (155 votes) | Maldives (185 votes) | Republic of Moldova (175 votes) | Guatemala (180 votes) |
Switzerland (175 votes) |
Mauritania (167 votes) |
Qatar (177 votes) |
Peru (1 vote) | ||
Uganda (164 votes) |
Thailand (182 votes) |
In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 “the Council shall consist of forty-seven Member States, which shall be elected directly and individually by secret ballot by the majority of the members of the General Assembly; the membership shall be based on equitable geographical distribution, and seats shall be distributed as follows among regional groups: Group of African States, thirteen; Group of Asian States, thirteen; Group of Eastern European States, six; Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, eight; and Group of Western European and other States, seven; the members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election after two consecutive terms”.
Member States who have chosen to announce their candidacies in writing are listed below.
Voluntary pledges that Member States have chosen to provide in support of their respective candidacies, in accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, are issued as General Assembly documents in all official languages.
African States (4 vacant seats) | Asian States (4 vacant seats) |
Eastern European States (2 vacant seats) |
Latin American & Caribbean States (2 vacant seats) |
Western European & other States (2 vacant seats) |
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Angola [A/64/775] |
Malaysia [A/64/765] |
Poland [A/64/709] |
Ecuador [A/64/743] |
Spain [A/64/704] |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya [A/64/773] |
Maldives [A/64/657] |
Republic of Moldova [A/64/729] |
Guatemala [A/64/730] |
Switzerland [A/64/726] |
Mauritania |
Qatar | |||
Uganda | Thailand [A/64/687] |
Members outlined in bold retired on 18 June 2010.
African States (13 seats) |
Asian States (13 seats) |
Eastern European States (6 seats) |
Latin American & Caribbean States (8 seats) |
Western European & other States (7 seats) |
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Angola 2010 |
Bahrain 2011 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 |
Argentina 2011 | Belgium 2012 |
Burkina Faso 2011 | Bangladesh 2012 |
Hungary 2012 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2010 |
France 2011 |
Cameroon 2012 |
China 2012 |
Russian Federation 2012 |
Brazil 2011 |
Italy 2010 |
Djibouti 2012 |
India 2010 |
Slovakia 2011 |
Chile 2011 |
Netherlands 2010 |
Egypt 2010 |
Indonesia 2010 |
Slovenia 2010 |
Cuba 2012 |
Norway 2012 |
Gabon 2011 |
Japan 2011 |
Ukraine 2011 |
Mexico 2012 |
United Kingdom 2011 |
Ghana 2011 |
Jordan 2012 |
Nicaragua 2010 |
United States 2012 |
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Madagascar 2010 |
Kyrgyzstan 2012 |
Uruguay 2012 |
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Mauritius 2012 |
Pakistan 2011 |
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Nigeria 2012 |
Philippines 2010 |
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Senegal 2012 |
Qatar 2010 |
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South Africa 2010 |
Rep. of Korea 2011 | |||
Zambia 2011 | Saudi Arabia 2012 |