The United States will seek election to the U.N. Human Rights Council later this year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, marking the Biden administration\u2019s latest international re-engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blinken, addressing the council by recorded video, said that President Joseph Biden\u2019s administration would work to eliminate what he called the Geneva forum\u2019s \u201cdisproportionate focus\u201d on U.S. ally Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under former President Donald Trump, the United States quit the council in June 2018 but the Biden government returned as an observer earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term. We humbly ask for the support of all U.N. member states in our bid to return to a seat in this body,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Annual elections for three-year membership on the 47-member council are due to be held at the U.N. General Assembly in October. Britain, China and Russia are among current members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs the United States re-engages, we urge the Human Rights Council to look at how it conducts its business. That includes its disproportionate focus on Israel,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The council, set up in 2006, has a stand-alone item on the Palestinian territories on its agenda every session, the only issue with such treatment, which both Democratic and Republican administrations have opposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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