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Georgia wants to be a member of the UN Human Rights Council , Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze said during her speech at the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

She presented to the session participants the reforms undertaken by Georgia in the field of human rights protection, the foreign ministry reported.

"Significant efforts of the Georgian government, which are aimed at rule of democracy and law and protection of political, economic, social and cultural human rights, as well as the willingness to exchange our experiences with other countries through cooperation within the framework of the Human Rights Council, give me a solid base to nominate Georgia as a member of the Human Rights Council for 2016-2018, "the Minister said.

The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them. It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the UN Office at Geneva.

The Council is made up of 47 United Nations Member States which are elected by the UN General Assembly.