Foreign Policy · Justice·February 4, 2025
State Department withdraws from UN Human Rights Council
State Department signals exit over anti-Israel bias reversing 2021 Biden re-entry
The U.S. announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council on February 28, 2025 (Source: State Department UNHRC Withdrawal Notice).
President Donald Trump cited “chronic anti‐Israel bias” as the primary reason for U.S. withdrawal (Source: White House UNHRC Statement).
The UN Human Rights Council has 47 member states elected for three-year terms; U.S. withdrawal means it no longer holds a vote on Council resolutions (Source: UN Human Rights Council Composition).
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