The Biden administration has announced plans to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from
The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, U.S. officials said Sunday. The decision reverses another Trump-era move away from multilateral organizations and agreements.
US set to rejoin United Nations Human Rights Council that Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago
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Donald Trump s withdrawal from the council was one of a number of US retrenchments from the international community during his term.
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US President Joe Biden s administration will re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, almost three years after Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.
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The US will be limited to observer status until the end of the year