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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which country tops Asia-Pacific list of nations elected to United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

A	Pakistan
B	Nepal
C	Afghanistan
D	Malaysia

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, 11 October, the UN General Assembly elected Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Sudan and Viet Nam to the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2023-2025 term.

Detailed explanation-2: -Membership of the Human Rights Council for the 17th cycle, 1 January-31 December 2023. 1 On 10 May 2022, the General Assembly elected Czechia as a member of the Council for the remainder of the term of office of the Russian Federation beginning on 10 May 2022 and ending on 31 December 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -Václav Bálek, President of the 17th cycle (2023) Ambassador Václav Bálek has been the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva since August 2021. On 9 December 2022, Mr. Bálek was elected president of the Human Rights Council for 2023.

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