General Assembly Holds Election of Members of Human Rights Council

Gregor Kössler, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, casts his ballot during the election of members of the Human Rights Council during the 18th plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The Assembly elected Angola, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, India, Iraq, Italy, Mauritius, Pakistan, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom and Viet Nam to the Human Rights Council, for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2026.

Acting without a vote, the Assembly also adopted the draft resolution titled "Endorsement of the Awaza Political Declaration," reaffirming the international community's commitment to landlocked developing countries. It also decided to include in the agenda of its current session an additional item entitled "Financing of the United Nations Support Office in Haiti" and allocated the item to its Fifth Committee.