Saudi Arabia fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday, October 9, failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for membership in the 2025-27 term.

This is the Kingdom’s second election failure since



attempting to join the 47-member council in 2020.

The 193-member UN General Assembly in New York elects the members of the Geneva-based HRC through secret ballots, ensuring equal representation across geographical regions.