Corporate report

Human Rights Council Elections - UK Candidacy

An outline of the UK's candidacy for the 2014 to 2016 UN Human Rights Council

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 19 March 2013
• Last updated: 12 November 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Documents

UN Human Rights Council, United Kingdom 2014-2016 candidate

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Details

The UK has been successful in its bid for election to the UN Human Rights Council for the term January 2014 – December 2016.

For further details see: Press release: UK elected to the UN Human Rights Council.

Further information

• Foreign Secretary talks about the UK’s campaign to be elected to the UN Human Rights Council
• The United Nations main website
• The United Nations Human Rights website
• The United Nations Human Rights Council website
• The UK Mission to UN New York website
• UN Human Rights Council - The United Kingdom’s Voluntary Pledges and Commitments on Human Rights 2013

Published 19 March 2013
Last updated 12 November 2013 + show all updates

1. 12 November 2013

   Updated with a link to 12 November 2013 press release.

2. 19 March 2013

   First published.