{"id":4982,"date":"2023-10-10T18:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/?p=4982"},"modified":"2023-10-10T18:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T22:13:47","slug":"cuba-is-elected-a-member-of-un-human-rights-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/cuba-is-elected-a-member-of-un-human-rights-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba is Elected a Member of UN Human Rights Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4983\" style=\"width: 2400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.radioguantanamo.icrt.cu\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/621469675-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, seen earlier this year during a presentation on the conflict in Syria. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing from the council.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cuba will be once again a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, after winning 146 votes at the 78th General Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>For the sixth time, Cuba will be a member of this organization during the 2024-2026 period, after two years as established.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba was elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2021-2023 period. It was selected as a founding member of that body from 2006 to 2009 and it joined it again in the 2009-2012, 2014-2016, and 2017-2019 periods.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil and the Dominican Republic will hold the two positions available for Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>The Human Rights Council is made up of 47 States responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Its members are elected directly and individually through secret ballot by a majority of the General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Members serve three-year terms and are not eligible for immediate reelection after serving two consecutive terms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba will be once again a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, after winning 146 votes at the 78th General Assembly on Tuesday. For the sixth time, Cuba will be a member of this organization during the 2024-2026 period, after two years as established. 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