Indonesia secured a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for the sixth time in elections organized by the UN General Assembly on October 10 in New York, US.
Together with Kuwait, Japan and China, Indonesia won the seat representing the Asia-Pacific region for the 2024-2026 term, winning a majority of 186 votes out of a complete of 192.
Meanwhile, Kuwait got here second within the Asia-Pacific region with 183 votes, followed by Japan with 175 votes and China with 154 votes.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi noted that that is the best variety of votes Indonesia has ever received within the history of its participation within the UN Human Rights Council. Previously, Indonesia was a member of the UN Human Rights Council from 2006 to 2007, 2007 to 2010, 2011 to 2014, 2015 to 2017 and 2020 to 2022.
Foreign Minister Retno, in a press conference broadcast on the YouTube channel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Indonesia’s admission as a member of the UN Human Rights Council demonstrates the high level of trust placed within the country to proceed its efforts to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights human rights.
In the context of Indonesia’s membership within the UN Human Rights Council under the slogan “Inclusive Partnership for Humanity”, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno emphasized the very necessary role of inclusive partnership within the promotion and protection of human rights.
According to her, the principal goal of Indonesia’s membership within the Human Rights Council is to reinforce countries’ capability in the sphere of human rights by promoting intensive dialogue between countries and regional groups, in addition to coordinating mechanisms for the promotion of human rights. He also stressed that Indonesia will proceed to advertise the implementation of the principles contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The UN Human Rights Council itself is an establishment composed of 47 member states representing various regions of the world. Africa and Asia Pacific each have 13 member states, South America and the Caribbean have 8 countries, Eastern Europe has 6 member states and the remaining regions are represented by 7 countries. As such, the Council reflects global diversity and participation in efforts to advertise and protect human rights world wide.
