UNITED NATIONS, May 5: Pakistan was re-elected on Tuesday to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) for a three-year term beginning 2005 to 2007 against one of the Asian seats.
The elections for the Geneva-based Commission were held in New York during the organizational session of the 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. Pakistan received 43 votes out of a total of 54 votes.
Pakistan's UN ambassador, Munir Akram, noted that "the international community views us as a state which is responsible, ruled democratically and has rule of law despite all the challenges and difficulties we are facing." In the Asian group, Malaysia, South Korea and Pakistan won seats.
