The UN watchdog demanded to publish the votes of 10 countries in favor of Iran's membership in the UN committee.
The United Nations Watch welcomed Canada's decision to vote against the membership of the Republic of Salami in the United Nations Planning and Coordination Committee and called on other democracies to publicize their position on this vote.
On Wednesday, November 11, the United Nations General Assembly elected the Republic of Salami as a member of the "Planning and Coordination Committee" of this organization with 144 votes in favor and by secret ballot.
This committee plays a role in reviewing and coordinating the plans and priorities of the United Nations, including in areas such as human rights, women's rights, disarmament and dealing with assassination.
After this vote, Anita Anand, Canada's foreign minister, announced that her country firmly opposes giving a seat on this committee to the Islamic Republic of Iran and voted against Iran's membership. On Wednesday, Hillel Nuar, the director-general of the UN watchdog, hailed Canada's stance, saying the country had corrected its previous course by voting against Salami's republic.
He compared the Republic's election of Salami as a member of the commission responsible for investigating issues such as women's rights, disarmament and the fight against assassination, to "appointing Count Dracula to run a blood bank."
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