Washington, Might 10: Canada will pursue a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, Canadian International Affairs Minister Melanie Joly mentioned.“Immediately, I’m happy that Canada might be in search of a seat on the UN Human Rights Council,” Joly mentioned throughout a press briefing.Canada’s candidacy is rooted in six priorities, together with in search of justice for “frontline” human rights defenders, advancing gender equality, realizing the rights of indigenous peoples and striving for an inclusive future, Joly mentioned.Canada will even give attention to defending human rights on-line and addressing local weather change, Joly added.The UN Human Rights Council consists of 47 member states representing all areas of the world, elected for a three-year time period by the Basic Meeting.The seats designated to Western European and “different” states are at present held by america, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, France and the UK.The Basic Meeting is alleged to take into accounts the candidate states’ contributions to the promotion and safety of human rights within the choice course of.(UNI)
