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HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
UN Human Rights Council
On 15 March 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution that created a new Human Rights Council. The resolution was adopted after some hard negotiations. It was welcomed by most member states, churches and human rights NGOs who, while acknowledging its shortcomings, considered it the best under the present circumstances. The elections for the new Human Rights Council took place on the 9 May, when the General Assembly elected 47 countries of 63 that were contesting for membership. The inaugural session of the Human Rights Council took place in Geneva on 19 June 2006. |
 See: WCC at the first session of the new Human Rights Council |
The General Assembly Resolution acknowledged that peace and security, development and human rights are not only interlinked and mutually reinforcing but are also the pillars of the United Nations system and the foundations for collective security and wellbeing. The Resolution recognized the work undertaken by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights over the years, and expressed the need to preserve and build on its achievements and to redress its shortcomings.
See: WCC at the first session of the new Human Rights Council
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