U.S. returns to UN Human Rights Council

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2021 shows a UN General Assembly meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York. The United States was on Thursday elected a member of the UN Human Rights Council, following its withdrawal in June 2018. In a vote at the UN General Assembly, the United States was elected along with 17 other countries for a three-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2022. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)