For the sixth time, Indonesia secured a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in an election held by the UN General Assembly on October 10 in New York, USA.
Along with Kuwait, Japan, and China, Indonesia won the seat representing the Asia-Pacific region for the 2024-2026 term after winning a majority of 186 votes out of a total of 192.
Meanwhile, Kuwait came second in the Asia-Pacific region with 183 votes, followed by Japan with 175 votes and China with 154 votes.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi noted that this is the highest number of votes Indonesia has ever received in the history of its participation in the UN Human Rights Council. Previously, Indonesia was a member of the UN Human Rights Council in 2006-2007, 2007-2010, 2011-2014, 2015-2017, and 2020-2022.
Foreign Minister Retno, in a press conference broadcast on the Foreign Ministry's YouTube channel, said that Indonesia's acceptance as a member of the UN Human Rights Council showed the high level of confidence in this country to continue its efforts to contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights.
In the context of Indonesia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council under the theme "Inclusive Partnership for Humanity", Foreign Minister Retno emphasized the very important role of inclusive partnership in the promotion and protection of human rights.
According to her, the main focus of Indonesia's membership in the Human Rights Council is to enhance the capacity of countries in the field of human rights by promoting intensive dialogue among countries and regional groups as well as coordinating human rights promotion mechanisms. He also emphasized that Indonesia will continue to promote the implementation of the principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The UN Human Rights Council itself is an institution composed of 47 member states representing different 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 other regions are represented by 7 countries. As such, the Council reflects global diversity and participation in efforts to promote and protect human rights around the world.
