UN Watch
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell defended Iran’s appointment as a matter of regional rotation, “in consistency with established UN procedures.”
But UN Watch research shows in fact that the Asian-Pacific group, to which Iran belongs, has monopolized the position in recent years, with five ambassadors from the group holding the post in the past six years, to the exclusion of other regional groups.
If established UN procedures of regional rotation were truly applied, Iran would have been the last country eligible this year to be appointed as Chair of the UNHRC Social Forum.
See full story here: Iran to Chair UN Human Rights Forum on Thursday, Sparking Protests.
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