The United Nations Human
Rights Council began its latest four-week session in Geneva on February 27.
Since 2009, when the United States joined the council, it has played a vital
role in it. But this time, they may take a back seat or leave altogether.
Online news outlet Politico
has reported that the US is considering quitting the UN Human Rights Council.
In a speech at the opening ceremony by Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, he pointed harshly “to those political
actors who, as in the days of the League, threaten the multilateral system or
intend to withdraw from parts of it.”
Is this a response to the
possibility of America quitting the United Nations Human Rights Council? Will
it really happen during President Donald Trump's time?
During President George W.
Bush’s administration, the president declined to join the newly-established
council, thinking that it would lack credibility. However, in 2009, Barack
Obama’s administration changed this decision and joined the group, believing it
would be easier to influence the council from inside.
Just before the opening of
the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, some media have reported
that the US is considering quitting the council due to its critical attitude
towards Israel and its inefficiency.
In considering the fact
that some US embassies have no ambassadors yet, and Trump’s State Department
has not yet named a replacement for Obama’s envoy for the UN Human Rights
Council, it seems that withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council is not an
isolated incident. Can Trump’s "America First" stance still allow
"the United States to be influential on the international stage?"
The host of CGTN's The
Point, Liu Xin (@thepointwithlx), gave her point of view: “Not to take part in
the Human Rights Council is like not voting in an election. You may not like
it, but by not voting, you lose your say in who will become the next president.
The world will move on with or without US participation. Although China does
not like what the US says about its human rights record, we still cherish a
formidable opponent in the same arena because that is the best way that we can
improve together.”
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