Election (12 May 2009)
Human Rights Council
RESULTS
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Number of votes in parentheses obtained in a single round of balloting (the required majority was 97).
African States (5 seats) |
Asian States (5 seats) |
Eastern European States (2 seats) | Latin American & Caribbean States (3 seats) | Western European & Other States (3 seats) |
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Senegal (165) | Jordan (178) | Russian Federation (146) |
Mexico (175) | Norway (179) |
Mauritius (162) | Kyrgyzstan (174) | Hungary (131) | Uruguay (173) | Belgium (177) |
Nigeria (148) | Bangladesh (171) | Cuba (163) | United States of America (167) | |
Cameron (142) | China (167) | |||
Djibouti (141) | Saudi Arabia (154) |
In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 “the Council shall consist of forty-seven Member States, which shall be elected directly and individually by secret ballot by the majority of the members of the General Assembly; the membership shall be based on equitable geographical distribution, and seats shall be distributed as follows among regional groups: Group of African States, thirteen; Group of Asian States, thirteen; Group of Eastern European States, six; Group of Latin American and Caribbean States, eight; and Group of Western European and other States, seven; the members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election after two consecutive terms”.
Member States who have chosen to announce their candidacies in writing are listed below.
Voluntary pledges that Member States have chosen to provide in support of their respective candidacies, in accordance with paragraph 8 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, are issued as General Assembly documents in all official languages.
Click on country name below for additional information on candidature.
African States (5 vacant seats) | Asian States (5 vacant seats) |
Eastern European States (2 vacant seats) |
Latin American & Caribbean States (3 vacant seats) |
Western European & other States (3 vacant seats) |
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Cameroon [A/63/816] |
Bangladesh [A/63/842] |
Azerbaijan [A/63/800] |
Cuba [A/63/854] |
Belgium [A/63/801] |
Djibouti [A/63/791] |
China [A/63/840] |
Hungary [A/63/793] |
Mexico [A/63/795] |
Norway [A/63/792] |
Kenya |
Jordan [A/63/826] |
Russian Federation [A/63/797] |
Uruguay [A/63/796] |
United States [A/63/831] |
Mauritius [A/63/794] |
Kyrgyzstan [A/63/873] |
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Nigeria [ A/63/851] |
Saudi Arabia | |||
Senegal [ A/63/834] |
Members outlined in bold retired on 19 June 2009.
African States (13 seats) |
Asian States (13 seats) |
Eastern European States (6 seats) |
Latin American & Caribbean States (8 seats) |
Western European & other States (7 seats) |
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Angola 2010 |
Bahrain 2011 | Azerbaijan 2009 |
Argentina 2011 | Canada 2009 |
Burkina Faso 2011 | Bangladesh 2009 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2010 | France 2011 |
Cameroon 2009 |
China 2009 |
Russian Federation 2009 |
Brazil 2011 | Germany 2009 |
Djibouti 2009 |
India 2010 |
Slovakia 2011 | Chile 2011 | Italy 2010 |
Egypt 2010 |
Indonesia 2010 |
Slovenia 2010 |
Cuba 2009 |
Netherlands 2010 |
Gabon 2011 | Japan 2011 | Ukraine 2011 | Mexico 2009 |
Switzerland 2009 |
Ghana 2011 | Jordan 2009 |
Nicaragua 2010 |
United Kingdom 2011 | |
Madagascar 2010 |
Malaysia 2009 |
Uruguay 2009 |
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Mauritius 2009 |
Pakistan 2011 | |||
Nigeria 2009 |
Philippines 2010 |
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Senegal 2009 |
Qatar 2010 |
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South Africa 2010 |
Repulic of Korea 2011 | |||
Zambia 2011 | Saudi Arabia 2009 |