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Podcast: The Global Current
Episode: Expelled: UN Votes to Suspend Russia From Human Rights Council
Description: The United Nations General Assembly voted in early April to expel Russia from the body's Human Rights Council. The final vote tally was 93 to 24, with 58 abstentions, with major world powers like India, China, and Brazil refusing to join the U.S.-led effort against Vladimir Putin. Since then, many debates have emerged on the role of international institutions amid the War in Ukraine.Â
Join the Global Current today as we delve into the measure and what it means for the international system with Analysts Kasia Kostraba and Thomas Johnson. Afterward, News Briefer Peter Eggerding recaps some of t...