Iran expelled from UN Women Commission

According to CNN, UN member states have expelled Iran from the main organization that protects women's rights.

It is noted that twenty-nine members of the UN Economic and Social Council on 14 December voted in favour of the resolution proposed by the United States "On the immediate removal of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the period from 2022 to 2026". Eight member states voted against the resolution and 16 abstained.

The Iranian government condemned the US resolution, calling it an "illegal demand" and claiming that it undermines the rule of law at the UN.

For the record, Iran has just started a four-year term for the 45-member Commission on the Status of Women, which was established to protect gender equality worldwide after being elected to the body in April.