During the elections held at the UN ECOSOC on May 3, Korea was elected as a member country of the UN Human Rights Commission for the fourth time running and the Commission on the Status of Women for the third time running. This achievement has set the stage for reflecting the Korean government's position on issues such as comfort women and Japanese history text books.
The Human Rights Commission oversees all UN human rights activities such as the supervision of each member country's human rights record. In this round of elections, Korea vied for the three seats allocated to Asian nations, and won 42 votes out of 53 to come in second.
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