Korea on Oct. 9 in New York was elected to the U.N. Human Rights Council for the 2025-27 term at the U.N. General Assembly. (U.N.'s official website)

By Margareth Theresisa

The nation has earned a sixth term on the United Nations Human Rights Council, with its first coming in 2006.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct. 10 said the country the day before was elected for the 2025-27 term at the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

Korea will thus participate in three key U.N. bodies; the Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and Human Rights Council.

The Human Rights Council is a platform for responding to and warning about human rights violations worldwide.

Council member states are elected from among the 47 countries receiving the most votes from the U.N. General Assembly through an absolute majority (97) vote, with a term of three years.

Six countries this year vied for five seats in the council's Asia-Pacific Group, with Korea, Thailand, Cyprus, Qatar and the Marshall Islands successful.

The ministry said that for the next three years as a council member state, Korea will actively participate in talks on major issues in global human rights including those in North Korea, as well as contribute to international efforts to protect and enhance such rights.

margareth@korea.kr