JAKARTA - Human Rights Minister (HAM) Natalius Pigai said the Republic of Indonesia (RI) was elected as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) 2026.
After the determination, the UN Human Rights Council will discuss the crisis that has occurred and is being experienced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
"Tomorrow, the Indonesian son will handle Venezuela," said Pigai at the Human Rights Ministry building in Jakarta, Tuesday, quoted by Antara.
According to him, the Republic of Indonesia at the age of 80 for the first time can now lead the world's multilateral institutions. This, he continued, is an extraordinary achievement.
He also said that Indonesia could be nominated as President of the UN Human Rights Council because of the existence of the Ministry of Human Rights. According to him, his party did intend for this to happen.
Previously, Indonesia was officially chosen by members of the Asia-Pacific group in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to be nominated as chairman of the UN body for the 2026 term, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.
In a written statement, confirmed Wednesday, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the nomination would be determined at the UN Human Rights Council Meeting on January 8, 2026.
"This designation reflects the confidence of countries in the Asia Pacific region in Indonesia's role and leadership in advancing the human rights agenda at the global level," said the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
If appointed as President of the UN Human Rights Council, Indonesia is committed to leading the proceedings and the internal processes of the body in an objective, inclusive, and balanced manner.
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