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Indonesia again made achievements in the international world by being elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council the period of 2020-2024. In the voting, Indonesia won the support of votes from 174 countries. Elections took place at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations at the Headquarters in New York, the USA on October 17, 2019. Indonesia received the highest votes for the Asia Pacific region and was elected along with three other countries from the Asia Pacific group: Japan with 165 votes, South Korea with 165 votes and Marshall Islands with 123 votes. As quoted on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.go.id, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi in Jakarta shortly after the election took place at the UN Headquarters said that the support for Indonesia was trustful and evident of international trust and Indonesia had a high track record and contribution in the promotion of human rights through international cooperation. For Indonesia, this membership is also a form of fulfilling the constitutional mandate and affirming Indonesia's commitment to the application of global human rights norms not only at the global level, but also at the regional and national levels. Minister Retno Marsudi also said that this victory is the result of the hard work of all elements of the nation. On that occasion, Minister Retno Marsudi on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked all elements of the nation, including the media people.

Indonesia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council which carries the tagline "A True Partner for Democracy, Development and Social Justice" is expected to encourage this UN human rights mechanism to be more effective, efficient and it opens constructive dialogue with the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and non-selectivity.

In 2020, Indonesia's membership in the Human Rights Council will begin. This is in conjunction with Indonesia's membership in the UN Security Council. Indonesia will start its term of office on January 1, 2020 along with other Asia Pacific countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Japan, Marshall Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, and South Korea.