Sudan used to be on the UN Human Rights committee. <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4898975/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4898975/</a> They were on it in 2007. Don't know if they are today. Either way, the UN is a bad joke that the U.S. pays most of the bill for. <a href="http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chrmem.htm" target="_blank">http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/2/chrmem.htm</a> Worrying about what the "world" (especially UN members) is ridiculous when it comes to U.S. interests, IMO.