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2018-07-16 International

5694.

Name of the country which has taken the seat vacated by United States at the UN Human Rights Council?

New Zealand

South Africa

Iceland

Norway

Answer: Option

Explanation:

The UN members have unanimously elected Iceland to take a seat on the world body's 47-member Human Rights Council. US had left the UNHRC in June, 2018 calling it a cesspool of political bias for its criticism of Israeli regime's crimes against Palestinians.