The countries elected by secret ballot were Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia (for Africa); Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Nepal (for Asia-Pacific); Moldova, Ukraine (for Eastern Europe); Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay (for Latin America and the Caribbean); Germany, Ireland (for Western Europe and other states).
Six countries, Burundi, Ghana, Japan, Kuwait, Brazil and the Dominican Republic, were reelected. All 15 countries ran unopposed for the seats allocated to their regional groups.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council is mandated to promote and protect human rights worldwide. It has 47 member states elected by regional group for three-year terms. Roughly one-third of the seats are renewed annually through elections.
