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Elections and Appointments

Election of the Human Rights Council: 14 October 2025

On 14 October 2025, the General Assembly elected the following 14 members for a three-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2026:
Angola, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, India, Iraq, Italy, Mauritius, Pakistan, Slovenia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Viet Nam

In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly , 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:

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 General Assembly resolutions and and decision 75/402, the Human Rights Council starts its yearly membership cycle on 1 January.

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. For more information, read the FAQ.

Candidates to the election for the term 2026-2028

African States
(4 vacant seats)
Asia-Pacific States
(4 vacant seats)
Eastern European States
(2 vacant seats)
Latin American & Caribbean States
(2 vacant seats)
Western European & other States
(2 vacant seats)
Angola India 2 Estonia Chile Italy
Egypt 1 Iraq 2 Slovenia Ecuador United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Mauritius Pakistan 2      
South Africa Viet Nam 2      

1   Endorsed by the African States
2   Endorsed by the Asia-Pacific States

 

List of current members

Members outlined in bold will retire on 31 December 2025.

African States Asia-Pacific States Eastern European States Latin American and
Caribbean States 
Western European
and other States
Algeria (2025) Bangladesh (2025) Albania (2026) Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (2027) Belgium (2025)
Benin (2027) * China (2026) * Bulgaria (2026) Brazil (2026) France (2026) *
Burundi (2026) Cyprus (2027) Czechia (2027) Chile (2025) Germany (2025) *
C?te d'Ivoire (2026) * Indonesia (2026) Georgia (2025) Colombia (2027) Iceland (2027)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2027) Japan (2026) North Macedonia (2027) Costa Rica (2025) Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (2026)
Ethiopia (2027) Kuwait (2026) Romania (2025) Cuba (2026) Spain (2027)
Gambia (2027) * Kyrgyzstan (2025)   Dominican Republic (2026) Switzerland (2027)
Ghana (2026) Maldives (2025)   Mexico (2027)  
Kenya (2027) Marshall Islands (2027)      
Malawi (2026) * Qatar (2027) *      
Morocco (2025) Republic of Korea (2027)      
South Africa (2025) Thailand (2027)      
Sudan (2025) * Viet Nam (2025)      

NOTE: Member States with an asterisk (*) are currently serving their second consecutive term and are not eligible for re-election.


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