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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women's rights forum despite 'abysmal' record
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/saudi-arabia-un-womens-rights-commissionNo paywall link
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Saudi Arabia has been chosen as the chair of the UN commission that is supposed to promote gender equality and empower women around the world, after an unopposed bid for leadership condemned by human rights groups because of the kingdoms abysmal record on womens rights.
The Saudi ambassador to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was elected as chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), by acclamation on Wednesday, as there were no rival candidates and no dissent at the CSWs annual meeting in New York.
Alwasil was endorsed by the group of Asia-Pacific states on the commission. When the outgoing chair, the Filipino envoy to the UN, Antonio Manuel Lagdameo, asked the 45 members if they had any objections there was silence in the chamber.
I hear no objection. It is so decided, Lagdameo said.
Normally a country holds the chair for two years, but the Philippines was put under pressure from other members of the Asia group to split its tenure and pass the post on to another country after one year. Bangladesh was expected to take over but late in the process, Saudi Arabia stepped in and lobbied for the chair, in what is widely seen as an attempt to burnish the kingdoms image.
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Wut??!??!
MLAA
(17,296 posts)Easterncedar
(2,298 posts)Amishman
(5,557 posts)Mostly over their pro-Hamas actions, but idiocy like this really doesn't help either. Nor does the complete paralysis over Ukraine.
Sympthsical
(9,074 posts)Why does the UN increasingly feel like an overextended SNL skit no one told us they were performing?
electric_blue68
(14,906 posts)Wtg, people. Sort of like fox, and chicken coop.
I still support The UN, even though it's trying at times. Still do some good things.
niyad
(113,323 posts)Hope22
(1,840 posts)Men made that decision. This is damn dangerous.
2naSalit
(86,636 posts)ripcord
(5,404 posts)The Russian Federation is on the UN Human Rights Commission.
Celerity
(43,398 posts)Here are the current 47 members:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/current-members
Membership of the Human Rights Council for the 18th cycle (1 January - 31 December 2024)
Albania 2026
Algeria 2025
Argentina 2024
Bangladesh 2025
Belgium 2025
Benin 2024
Brazil 2026
Bulgaria 2026
Burundi 2026
Cameroon 2024
Chile 2025
China 2026
Costa Rica 2025
Côte dIvoire 2026
Cuba 2026
Dominican Republic 2026
Eritrea 2024
Finland 2024
France 2026
Gambia 2024
Georgia 2025
Germany 2025
Ghana 2026
Honduras 2024
India 2024
Indonesia 2026
Japan 2026
Kazakhstan 2024
Kuwait 2026
Kyrgyzstan 2025
Lithuania 2024
Luxembourg 2024
Malawi 2026
Malaysia 2024
Maldives 2025
Montenegro 2024
Morocco 2025
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2026
Paraguay 2024
Qatar 2024
Romania 2025
Somalia 2024
South Africa 2025
Sudan 2025
United Arab Emirates 2024
United States of America 2024
Viet Nam 2025
Celerity
(43,398 posts)Bold are the 15 who should be most ashamed.
1. Afghanistan 2025
2. Algeria 2026
3. Argentina 2025
4. Austria 2025
5. Brazil 2024
6. Cabo Verde 2026
7. China 2026
8. Colombia 2024
9. Costa Rica 2026
10. Côte dIvoire 2027
11. Cuba 2027
12. Czechia 2027
13. Democratic Republic of the Congo 2027
14. Dominican Republic 2025
15. Egypt 2026
16. India 2025
17. Israel 2025
18. Japan 2026
19. Latvia 2025
20. Lebanon 2026
21. Liechtenstein 2027
22. Mauritania 2026
23. Mexico 2024
24. Mongolia 2024
25. Morocco 2025
26. Mozambique 2027
27. Netherlands 2027
28. Nigeria 2025
29. Pakistan 2026
30. Panama 2026
31. Philippines 2024
32. Portugal 2027
33. Republic of Korea 2027
34. Russian Federation 2024
35. Saudi Arabia 2027
36. Senegal 2024
37. Somalia 2024
38. Spain 2027
39. Switzerland 2024
40. Trinidad and Tobago 2026
41. Tunisia 2026
42. Turkey 2025
43. Ukraine 2027
44. Zambia 2025
45. Vacant 2026 (Asia Pacific Region)
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,607 posts)ENOUGH!
Straw Man
(6,625 posts)Oh, well. It was a good idea once upon a time.
Boomerproud
(7,954 posts)Eleanor Roosevelt would be very disappointed.