{"id":6812,"date":"2021-02-25T08:27:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T08:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2021-02-25T08:28:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T08:28:01","slug":"us-seeks-un-rights-council-seat-after-trump-pullout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-world-news\/us-seeks-un-rights-council-seat-after-trump-pullout\/","title":{"rendered":"US seeks UN rights council seat after Trump pullout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Geneva\u00a0\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 The United States\u00a0is seeking a return to\u00a0the\u00a0UN Human Rights Council, three years after former president Donald Trump\u2019s administration withdrew, the US top diplomat told the rights body Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term,\u201d US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the council in a video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe 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