The United Nations General Assembly has approved the appointment of Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein of Jordan as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights earlier this week.
Prince Zied is now set to replace the existing High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, once her term expires at the end of August 2014.
Speaking after his approval, Prince Zeid stated
“I am going to be the first High Commissioner from the Asian continent and from the Muslim and Arab worlds.”
He went on to add,
“Needless to say this reflects the commitment of the international community towards this important dossier and its commitment to push it forward in this continent as well as in other regions of the world.”