Canada looks to learn from Security Council campaign blunders in bid for UN human rights body

Canada is only the second country that has indicated it will run for a seat for the 2028-2030 term on the UN Human Rights Council.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is setting Canada's sights on the Human Rights Council as Ottawa tries to rebound from a 2020 defeat for a seat on the UN Security Council.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 17, 2023

Three years after a humbling defeat in Canada’s quest for a United Nations Security Council seat, the Liberal government is once again starting a campaign towards a spot on a UN body, but this time, former diplomats and experts say early signs show that Ottawa has learned ...

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