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HonestMistake_@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前

Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN’s gender equality forum amid ongoing assault on women’s rights

www.amnesty.org

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Saudi Arabia to be appointed chair of UN’s gender equality forum amid ongoing assault on women’s rights

www.amnesty.org

HonestMistake_@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前
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Ahead of the expected announcement that Saudi Arabia will be appointed chair of the UN women’s rights forum at the annual meeting of the UN Commission of the Status of Women today, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Advocacy, Sherine Tadros, said: “The Commission on the Status of Women has a clear mandate to promote women’s […]
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    I thought I was on the onion for a second, now I’m just sad

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      !nottheonion@lemmy.world

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      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation

      Saudi Arabia cuts off the clits of pre-teen girls as ritual.

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    There are days when I understand antipathy towards the UN. Fortunately they’re rare. But boneheaded moved like this don’t make it easy to defend the institution.

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    Russia appointed chair of Committee on Alcohol Use and Suicide Reduction

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      North Korea appointed to chair of Committee for Nuclear Disarmament.

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        United States appointed to chair of Committee on Poverty Reduction and Weight Loss.

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        Would be less rediculous than most countries with nuclear weapons since they have a comparatively small stockpile

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    Practical jokes 101

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    I guess the UN wants Saudi Arabia to learn on the job?

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    Spend that oil money trying not to look like backwards cunts while you still can, I suppose.

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      Hershey’s appointed chair of Committee against Slavery in the Cocoa Industry

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    You guys do realize this is the adult equivalent of the teacher making someone write an essay about why cheating in a test is wrong, right?

    It wasn’t because the cheater was a paragon of virtue and honesty. It was to subtlety shame them, make them think deeply about their actions, reflect and open their viewpoints. And hopefully something small changes and one day small changes lead to bigger changes.

    Look, what other options are on the table? Invade them and make them the world leader in gender equality? Stop all geopolitical co-operation until their government is 50% female?

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      Bro they’re not gonna change

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      Then next they can be the chair for journalistic integrity

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      Wondered if it was something exactly like that. Way to put the spotlight on their gender issues.

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    Wait until you see whose in charge of the anti-genocide committee. /jk

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      There has been a lot of competition for that position. Quite a few countries have already joined the one million victims club.

      See also: the depressing list

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    This is why the UN is a joke.

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    I was certainly thinking that the UN had been doing pretty good work lately - showing the world rule based humanitarianism.

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