'Iran's membership at this moment is an ugly stain on the Commission's credibility,' the U.S. told nations at the U.N.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told council members that Iran should be removed because"the Commission is the premier U.N. body for promoting gender equality and empowering women. … It cannot do its important work if it is being undermined from within."
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks regarding the removal of Iran from membership on the Commission on the Status of Women, at United Nations headquarters in New York City, on Dec. 14, 2022.Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani blamed the repeated actions of the United States as hostile, and questioned the legality of the vote.
During the debate, Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative Gennady Kuzmin requested an opinion of the U.N.'s legal counsel on the removal of Iran from the Commission. But that was countered by Canada's Ambassador Bob Rae, who made the point that a vote needs to be taken in order to request an opinion.
"Today, thanks to the United States' initiative, we have the opportunity to right this shameful wrong: this resolution must receive the support of all of us and whoever doesn't support it is complicit in the oppression and murder of women," Erdan said.
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