US withdraws from United Nation Human Rights Council

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and US Ambassador to the United Nation Nikki Haley (L) said the decision to quit the top UN rights council had come after a year of trying to force it to reform. [AFP]

The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, condemning the "hypocrisy" of its members and its alleged "unrelenting bias" against Israel.

The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, came to Washington to announce the decision alongside President Donald Trump's top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.