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Adam Zivo: Canada backs terrorist-state Iran reviewing UN programs to stop terrorism

The least Ottawa could is to stop treating the Islamic Republic as if it isn't a murderous regime

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If Canada truly cares about human rights, then why does it support Iran’s continued inclusion in prominent UN decisionmaking bodies? The Islamic Republic is a draconian regime that just murdered around 30,000 anti-government protesters this January, so shunning it within international fora is — to put things mildly — the bare minimum that Ottawa can do.

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A great case study here would be the UN Committee for Program and Coordination (CPC), which functionally acts as the institution’s “board of directors” by providing broad strategic oversight (e.g. evaluating existing programs and setting long term priorities and budgets).

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The committee consists of 34 UN member states who are elected to three-year terms, with each region of the world being guaranteed a certain number of seats. While this body theoretically has the capacity to be highly influential, the political disagreements within its membership, coupled with the need for consensus-based decision-making, leaves it too paralyzed to do anything that isn’t milquetoast and inconsequential.

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