Overview

• The UN General Assembly elected 14 members: Angola, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, India, Iraq, Italy, Mauritius, Pakistan, Slovenia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Viet Nam.
• India secured a seat for 2026–28, which its UN envoy said will be the country’s seventh term on the Geneva-based body.
• Pakistan’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister called the result an overwhelming endorsement and pledged to pursue TRUCE principles—tolerance, respect, universality, consensus-building and engagement.
• The Human Rights Council is a 47-member body with seats distributed by region, and members are chosen by the General Assembly for three-year terms.
• National media reported vote tallies such as Pakistan receiving 178 of 190 votes and India about 177 of 188, figures not presented in a single consolidated official tally.