.@SecBlinken I am shocked at the US change in position. In 2010 the US mobilized to find a candidate that defeated Iran @UN_Women. In 2014 the US condemned Iran's win @UN_CSW as "an outrage." Now, you didn't even try to defeat Iran—and astonishingly you refuse to condemn its win.
https://twitter.com/VOANews/status/1388236721435942916
In its statement below to VOA & at the press briefing, the Biden Administration pointedly refused to give a simple and direct condemnation of Iran's election to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Instead, it's all embarrassingly vague and indirect.
voanews.com/middle-east/vo…
voanews.com/middle-east/vo…
Read the official US statement:
"The unopposed candidacies of countries that engage in torture, abuse, and violations of human rights and due process was a troubling feature of this election. That is why the United States called for the vote on the Commission on the Status..."
"The unopposed candidacies of countries that engage in torture, abuse, and violations of human rights and due process was a troubling feature of this election. That is why the United States called for the vote on the Commission on the Status..."
"...of Women, specifically to allow countries to register their opposition. The United States supports candidates in the U.N. system that seek to contribute positively to its work and mission and reinforce the foundational values of the U.N. system, including human rights."
"We continue to call on regional groups to put forward candidates with strong human rights records for these UN bodies."
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So:
1. No condemnation of Iran's election.
2. No mention even of the word "Iran."
3. No mention that US failed to recruited a candidate to defeat Iran.
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So:
1. No condemnation of Iran's election.
2. No mention even of the word "Iran."
3. No mention that US failed to recruited a candidate to defeat Iran.
What the US did in 2010, but not now:
"The U.S. orchestrated the defeat of Iran’s push to gain a seat on the board of the new UN organization dedicated to gender equality around the world, in keeping with the broader American strategy to isolate Iran."
nytimes.com/2010/11/11/wor…
"The U.S. orchestrated the defeat of Iran’s push to gain a seat on the board of the new UN organization dedicated to gender equality around the world, in keeping with the broader American strategy to isolate Iran."
nytimes.com/2010/11/11/wor…
2010: "The United States organized a global diplomatic effort to block Iran from the board, with its ambassadors approaching dozens of foreign ministries to argue that the Islamic republic’s human rights record would send the wrong message about the new body."
2021: US did 0.
2021: US did 0.
2010: "Encouraged by the U.S. & several human rights organizations, East Timor stepped forward a week ago to contest what had been an uncontested slate of 10 countries, one for each Asian seat on the board."
2021: US gives statement implying there was nothing they could do.
2021: US gives statement implying there was nothing they could do.
The Biden Administration tried to absolve itself of responsibility by saying, "We continue to call on regional groups to put forward candidates with strong human rights records for these U.N. bodies."
Yet they know the US could've recruited other candidates—as they did in 2010.
Yet they know the US could've recruited other candidates—as they did in 2010.
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