A US official says they have seen 'consistently seen growing support' to remove Iran from the UN's Commission on the Status of Women.
Iran could be ousted from the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women amid ongoing protests following Mahsa Amini's death in custodyProtests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini are approaching their third month in Iran and other countries.abc.net.au/news/iran-women-protests-un-vote/101774018Iran may be ousted from a UN women's body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and girls, in a vote requested by the United States.
The 45-member Commission on the Status of Women meets annually every March and aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.Iran, 17 other states and the Palestinians argued in a letter to ECOSOC on Monday that a vote would "undoubtedly create an unwelcome precedent that will ultimately prevent other Member States with different cultures, customs and traditions […] from contributing to the activities of such Commissions".
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