Thursday, December 15, 2022

UN Economic and Social Council adopts resolution to remove Iran from women's commission - China.org.cn

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the removal of Iran's membership in the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

The draft resolution, introduced by the United States, obtained 29 votes "in favor" while eight ECOSOC members including China voted against it and 16 countries abstained.

The resolution voices concern over Iran "administering policies flagrantly contrary to the human rights of women and girls and to the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women," and "decides to remove with immediate effect" Iran from membership in the commission for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.

Speaking before the voting, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, stressed that the draft resolution "has no basis in law at all," noting ECOSOC rules of procedure contain no provisions on removing membership in the Commission on the Status of Women.

Removing the membership of a member state that has been democratically elected into the commission by ECOSOC would set a very dangerous precedent, he said.

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