Statement on Agenda Item 70 (b) ‘Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies’

Sofija Korac
Adviser
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
New York, New York
November 18, 2019

AS DELIVERED

Thank you, Chairperson.

Our views on this resolution are longstanding and well-known. As stated in years past, the United States has concerns with the general premise of the resolution, as well as with specific aspects of the text.

For these reasons, we request a vote and we will vote against this resolution.

Thank you, Chairperson.

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