UN renews Iran's committee seat amid war with US, sparking backlash: 'Morally bankrupt'
FREED AMERICAN REVEALS BRUTAL IRAN PRISON ORDEAL, WARNS HOSTAGES FACE GREATER DANGER "The United Nations is morally bankrupt: no sane person can take it seriously." Similarly, Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand issued her own statement condemning the move.
Key points
- The United Nations reconfirmed Iran to its seat on the Committee for Programme and Coordination on Wednesday, sparking outrage from member states who believe the country’s record of aggression should disqualify its representatives from the committee’s work to review human rights, women’s rights and counterterrorism programs.
- The committee should be comprised of countries entrusted with shaping the work of the United Nations and must uphold the principles of its Charter.
- The Committee for Programme and Coordination consists of 34 member states, each of which is elected to the body for a three-year term.
"Canada is steadfastly opposed to giving Iran a seat on the UN Committee for Programme and Coordination — and Canada voted against Iran’s inclusion today at the UN.
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- "The United Nations is considered for many a repository of international legitimacy; it may not be so in the United States… but in many parts of the world it is regarded as the arbiter of international legitimacy," Neuer said.
- Although it is not one of the U.N.’s six main committees, it reviews the organization’s plans and priorities, making recommendations on their design, priorities, coordination and effectiveness.
- Ahead of the vote, Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, a human rights watchdog, said he believes the move gives Iran another tool for the regime’s propaganda machine.
- I'm not saying that invasions are gonna happen the next day, but these things send messages, and constantly governments are taking the temperature.
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