{"id":229495,"date":"2020-10-13T15:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/?p=229495"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:17:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:17:50","slug":"summary-of-spokespersons-press-briefing-13-october-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/75\/2020\/10\/13\/summary-of-spokespersons-press-briefing-13-october-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of Spokesperson\u2019s Press Briefing \u2013 13 October 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Heading&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.2&#8243; 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These are the first elections of the 75th session.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/ga\/75\/meetings\/elections\/hrc.shtml\">fifteen vacant seats were distributed<\/a> among the regional groups as follows: four seats for the African States; four seats for the Asia-Pacific States; two seats for the Eastern European States; three seats for the Latin American and Caribbean States; and two seats for the Western European and other States.<\/li>\n<li>Membership in the Human Rights Council is open to all Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Member States, and Council members serve for a period of three years. The members are elected directly by secret ballot. To win, a candidate must receive 97 votes, which constitutes a majority of the General Assembly\u2019s 193 States.<\/li>\n<li>For the four vacant seats for African States, the African Group had endorsed C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Gabon, Malawi and Senegal.<\/li>\n<li>For the two vacant seats for Eastern European States, there were two candidates, namely, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li>For the three vacant seats for Latin American and Caribbean States, there were three candidates, namely, Bolivia, Cuba and Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>For the two vacant seats for Western European and other States, there were two candidates, namely, France and the United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>For the four vacant seats for Asia-Pacific States, there were five candidates, namely, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan. Asked whether the Asia-Pacific group was the only one not to have a \u201cclean slate\u201d, the Spokesperson said that was indeed the case. Related to that, the Spokesperson later informed journalists that the final vote counts for that group were as follows: Pakistan (169), Uzbekistan (169), Nepal (150), China (139) and Saudi Arabia (90).<\/li>\n<li>Asked how the candidates were nominated, the Spokesperson said that there were different methods. For example, the African Group endorsed its candidates. In other cases, individual Member States communicated their requests to be on the ballot to the Secretariat.<\/li>\n<li>Asked whether there was a way to prevent countries accused of human rights violations from joining the Human Rights Council, the Spokesperson began by noting that the Human Rights Council is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe; addressing situations related to human rights violations; and making recommendations in that regard. It is the epicenter for international dialogue and cooperation on the protection of all human rights.<\/li>\n<li>He added that the primary responsibility to uphold and champion human rights rests with Member States. 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