The United States is reengaging with the United Nations’ Human Rights Council and plans to rejoin it, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Monday. The council “is a flawed body in need of reform” but the U.S. withdrawal in 2018 not only didn’t encourage meaningful change, but “created a vacuum of U.S. leadership, which countries with authoritarian agendas have used to their advantage,” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement. “To address the Council’s deficiencies and ensure it lives up to its mandate, the United States must be at the table using the full weight of our diplomatic leadership,” he added. Members are announced for the council once a year, meaning the United States cannot rejoin immediately. For now, the country will engage as an observer, speaking with it, participating in negotiations, and working with partners on introducing resolutions. “It is our view that the best way to improve …