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U.S. Plans Re-engagement with UNHRC [1]

Blog Name: 
International Law in Brief [2]
Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On February 8, 2021, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced U.S. plans to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, after the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Council in 2018. As reported [3] by The Guardian, Blinken stated that the 2018 withdrawal "created a vacuum of US leadership" that has been used to the advantage of "countries with authoritarian agendas." Blinken noted the importance of U.S. leadership in "address[ing] the council's deficiencies and ensur[ing] it lives up to its mandate." This is another in a line of steps taken to re-engage with the international community since Biden took office in January, alongside the United States' decision to rejoin the Paris Accord and the World Health Organization.


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[1] https://www.asil.org/ILIB/us-plans-re-engagement-unhrc
[2] https://www.asil.org/blog-name/international-law-brief
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/08/us-un-human-rights-council-biden-administration-trump