Taiwan and the Marshall Islands are democracies that defend human rights and the rule of law, the ministry said, adding that it hoped both countries continue to deepen collaboration and help Taiwan join UN events. The Marshall Islands became one of the UNHRC’s 14 new members a day earlier. “We welcome the Marshall Islands being elected as a UNHRC member and look forward to deepening and enhancing bilateral cooperation under the framework of the world body by helping Taiwan achieve meaningful participation at UN agencies and affiliated meetings,” the ministry said. In other contested races, Iraq lost out in the Asian group contest for four seats to the Marshall Islands, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia, while Moldova lost in the Eastern Europe group race for two seats to Armenia and Poland. It also periodically reviews human rights in every UN member country.

Source: Taipei Times October 18, 2019 15:56 UTC