Iran elected to the UN council for protection of women’s rights – UK voted in favor

Iran is on the UN committee that decides on women’s rights. Thrown out the front door, it’s back in through the back door
Following its exclusion from the Commission on the Status of Women in 2022, Tehran has secured a seat on the body that guides UN programmes on human rights, disarmament and counter-terrorism. 144 countries voted in favour of the Islamic Republic, whilst Western democracies refrained from taking a stance. Further evidence of the contradictions within the United Nations

https://www.ilfoglio.it/en/world/2026/11/13/news/iran-is-on-the-un-committee-that-decides-on-womens-rights-thrown-out-the-front-door-its-back-in-through-the-back-door–413498

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