Cambodia Unsuccessful in Bid for UN Security Council Seat

19 October 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Human rights / Social development
Asia-Pacific / Cambodian governemnt / domestic rights abuses / Human Rights / human rights abuses / UN Security Council / UN Security Council non-permanent seat / UN Security Council seat / United Nations

The U.N. General Assembly's vote for the Asia-Pacific non-permanent seat on the Security Council went to the wire yesterday night, as a second ballot had to be held when none of the contenders, Cambodia, South Korea and Buthan, won a clear two-thirds majority. ... After the votes were tallied, it was announced that Cambodia had won just 43 votes- a decrease of 19 supporters from the initial ballot-and South Korea had won more than the required majority with 149 votes. ... While Cambodia had rallied for the seat on the platform of its experiences in conflict resolution and peace building, human rights advocates maintained that domestic rights abuses should mitigate against Cambodia's presence on the 15-member council. ...