The emblem of the United Nations (UN) on the building of the UN office in Geneva. File photoPRAGUE, Apr 22The Czech Republic is ready to replace the Russian Federation in the UN Human Rights Council, it has already submitted its candidacy, the Czech Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on Friday. «Russia must be held responsible for aggression, human suffering and destruction in Ukraine. Therefore, its membership in the UN Human Rights Council was suspended. The Czech Republic wants to replace Russia in the Council, we have just submitted our candidacy. Support for human rights is a priority of the Czech government,» the message says.
Russia remains an observer at the UN Human Rights CouncilOn April 7, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution suspending Russia's work in the UNHRC due to a Russian special operation in Ukraine. 93 states voted for the resolution. Against — 24. Abstained — 58. Among those who abstained are such countries as Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the suspension of Russia's membership in the UNHRC, it does not bring any «added value» to the Council itself, and the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the desire to «cancel» Russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council as an attempt to influence Moscow for an independent policy.
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