Nigeria wins 172 votes for UN Human Rights Council seat
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beninwebtv
Nigeria received 172 votes out of 181 to join the United Nations Human Rights Council for 2027 to 2029. It will take one of the four African seats alongside Burundi, Ghana and Zambia, according to the results of the General Assembly vote in New York.
Nigeria was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday 13 October for a three-year term, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029. It received 172 of the 181 votes cast at the UN General Assembly in New York, according to the results published by Beninwebtv.
Nigeria will take one of the four seats reserved for the African Group, alongside Zambia, Ghana and Burundi. Zambia received 177 votes, Ghana 173 and Burundi 160, according to Beninwebtv.
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