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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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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.