US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that he will return to the UN Human Rights Council, where the former Trump administration has left, and has expressed a focus on human rights issues and international cooperation.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on the 8th, stating that the former Trump administration will return to the UN Human Rights Council, which left in 2018.
"The Human Rights Council will focus on countries that trample on human rights and will be an important stage in combating injustice and oppression," he said in a statement. "Leaving creates a void in American leadership and authoritarian countries. Have used it for their own benefit. "
On the other hand, when the former Trump administration withdrew, Blinken said that he had "a chronic prejudice against Israel" regarding the UN Human Rights Council, saying "to the Human Rights Council." Is flawed and needs reform. "
The United States will return as a non-voting observer for the time being, and the media has reported that it will aim to return to the Security Council afterwards.
The Biden administration is trying to shift from the American first principle of the former Trump administration, which pursues its own interests such as returning to the international framework "Paris Agreement" for measures against global warming, and by returning to the UN Human Rights Council. He reiterated his focus on human rights issues and international cooperation.