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The United Nations General Assembly Wednesday elected Kenya as a member of the Human Rights Council.
At a meeting presided by Philemon Yang, the President of the 79 session of the General Assembly, Kenya was named among the countries that will serve the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a three-year term beginning January 2025.  Other countries elected alongside Kenya include Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Re…

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On September 27, Kenya officially submitted its application for a seat in a vote set for late Wednesday, Nairobi time, in New York.

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The United Nations General Assembly has elected Kenya as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term beginning on 1 January 2025. Kenya was elected as a member of the Human Rights Council (HRC) alongside 18 other counties namely; Benin, Bolivia, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Mexico, North Macedonia, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Spain, Switzerland a…

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