GENEVA, 24 February, 2021 (TON): On Wednesday, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirms marking the latest international re-engagement, that the U.S. will seek election to the U.N. Human Rights Council later this year.

President Joseph Biden’s administration would work to eliminate what he called the Geneva forum’s “disproportionate focus” on U.S. ally Israel, Blinken said while addressing the council by recorded video.

“I’m pleased to announce the United States will seek election to the Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term. We humbly ask for the support of all U.N. member states in our bid to return to a seat in this body,” Blinken said.

“As the United States re-engages, we urge the Human Rights Council to look at how it conducts its business. That includes its disproportionate focus on Israel,” Blinken said.

Annual elections for three-year membership on the 47-member council are due to be held at the U.N. General Assembly in October. Britain, China, and Russia are among current members.

As it is known that under former President Donald Trump’s administration, the United States quit the council in June 2018 but the Biden government returned as an observer earlier this month.