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Election of the UN Human Rights Council

The election of 18 members of the Human Rights Council will be held during on 12 November 2012  | List of candidates | Webcast

In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 the Council shall consist of 47 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 (13)

· Group of Asia-Pacific States (13)

· Group of Eastern European States (6)

· Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (8)

· Group of Western European and other States (7)

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.

In accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5 of General Assembly resolution 65/281, from 2013, the Human Rights Council will start its yearly membership cycle on 1 January. Also, as a transitional measure, the period of office of members of the Human Rights Council ending in June 2012, June 2013 and June 2014 will exceptionally be extended until the end of the respective calendar year.

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.

List of Candidates

African States (5 vacant seats)	Asia-Pacific States (5 vacant seats)	Eastern European States (2 vacant seats)	Latin American & Caribbean States (3 vacant seats)	Western European & other States (3 vacant seats)
Côte d'Ivoire [A/67/504]	Japan [A/67/76]	Estonia [A/67/121]	Argentina [A/67/69]	Germany [A/67/67]
Ethiopia [A/67/532]	Kazakhstan [A/67/122]	Montenegro [A/67/123]	Brazil [A/67/533]	Greece [A/67/68]
Gabon [A/67/530]	Pakistan [A/67/486]		Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) [A/67/70]	Ireland [A/67/80]
Kenya [A/67/546]	Republic of Korea [A/67/355]			Sweden [A/67/124]
Sierra Leone [A/67/531]	United Arab Emirates [A/67/85]			United States [A/67/151]

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List of current members

Members outlined in bold will retire on 31 December 2012.

African States	Asia-Pacific States	Eastern European States	Latin American & Caribbean States	Western European & other States
Angola 2013	Bangladesh 2012	Czech Republic 2014	Chile 2014	Austria 2014
Benin 2014	China 2012	Hungary 2012	Costa Rica 2014	Belgium 2012
Botswana 2014	India 2014	Poland 2013	Cuba 2012	Italy 2014
Burkina Faso 2014	Indonesia 2014	Republic of Moldova 2013	Ecuador 2013	Norway 2012
Cameroon 2012	Jordan 2012	Romania 2014	Guatemala 2013	Spain 2013
Congo 2014	Kuwait 2014	Russian Federation 2012	Mexico 2012	Switzerland 2013
Djibouti 2012	Kyrgyzstan 2012		Peru 2014	United States 2012
Libya 2013	Malaysia 2013		Uruguay 2012
Mauritania 2013	Maldives 2013
Mauritius 2012	Qatar 2013
Nigeria 2012	Philippines 2014
Senegal 2012	Saudi Arabia 2012
Uganda 2013	Thailand 2013

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