19 June 2018
In answer to questions following the announcement by the United States of its decision to withdraw from the Human Rights Council, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General has the following to say:
The Secretary-General would have much preferred for the United States to remain in the Human Rights Council. The UN’s Human Rights architecture plays a very important role in the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide.
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General
Document Sources: Human Rights Council, Secretary-General
Country: United States of America
Subject: Human rights and international humanitarian law, International Conventions/Treaties
Publication Date: 19/06/2018
URL source: http://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2018-06-19/note-correspondents-withdrawal-united-states-america-human
Country: United States of America
Subject: Human rights and international humanitarian law, International Conventions/Treaties
Publication Date: 19/06/2018
URL source: http://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2018-06-19/note-correspondents-withdrawal-united-states-america-human