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UN picks Saudi Arabia to lead women’s rights forum despite ‘abysmal’ record
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2024
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Why did none of the other 45 countries on the Commission for Status of Women (CSW) put forth candidates? That's not rhetorical, it's an actual question. There's obviously outrage and that's understandable - Saudi Arabia is not a good guidepost for gender equality. It's just strange that there were no other candidates and no dissent (and the article doesn't give any explanation).
Because it is a waste of time and shit. The UN has been doing this game since at least the 90s..
Getting Saudi Arabia to sign a commitment to human rights and take part in a women's rights forum opens them up to political pressure that would not otherwise exist.
The powerful nations will never let the UN be a supernational police agency. That doesn't mean it has no value.