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United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR)
Why is it in news?
- Recently elections for UNHCR members were held.
Details:
- UNHCR:
(1) UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
(2) It is 47 members body elected for 3 years.
- A coalition of human rights groups from Europe, the U.S. and Canada oppose the election of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, saying their human rights records make them unqualified.