• The latest and longest-ever session of the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is being held presently.

About UNHRC

• The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the world.
• The Council was created by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2006.
  • It replaced the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
• The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland serves as the Secretariat of the Human Rights Council.
• It is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UNGA.
• Members of the Council serve for a period of three years and are not eligible for immediate re-election after serving two consecutive terms.