"There is a broad acknowledgement that these elections won't be perfect, to say the least -- that there will be shortcomings, there will be grounds for criticism and for a lot of improvement," a Western diplomat said.
On China, which has been accused of repressing its minority Uyghur population and cracking down on rights in Hong Kong, and Russia, Raab said the "door was open" to better ties.
Fore called for countries to reopen schools, implement legal reforms, ensure access to health and social services while providing measures to protect families.
Sudan faces security challenges including an increase in violence in the western Darfur region and recent armed skirmishes in a disputed area on its border with Ethiopia.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights pointed out that her office was continuing to receive information of ongoing fighting in central Tigray in particular.
The countries are: Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia. The decision is effective from Thursday.
Fitch chopped Ethiopia's credit score by two notches this week after Addis Ababa signalled it could be the first with an international government bond to use a new G20 'Common Framework' plan.
It would be likely that any other countries applying under the G20 Common Framework would be considered along the same lines as Ethiopia.
Abiy declared victory in late November when federal forces took the Tigray capital Mekele, but Debretsion, president of Tigray when the fighting started, has remained on the run.