Ghana has secured a second consecutive term on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), polling 173 votes for the 2027–2029 period.
The election was held on Wednesday. Announcing the victory in a Facebook post on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, thanked member states for their support.
“Team Ghana keeps winning! We are grateful to UN Member States for impressively electing Ghana to the United Nations Human Rights Council (2027-2029) for the second consecutive time,” he wrote.
Ghana placed joint second with Kuwait and Nepal, each securing 173 votes. Zambia topped the African group with 177 votes, while Nigeria polled 172.
Other countries elected to the 47-member Council include Jordan, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Moldova, Japan, Uruguay, Ireland, Germany, Ukraine and Burundi.
The new term gives Ghana another three years on the Council, whose mandate is to promote and protect human rights globally.
