Iran wins seats on 4 UN commissions

Iran wins seats on four UN commissions, a considerable achievement for the Islamic Republic as two of the organizations deal with global human rights issues.

The commissions include the high profile UN commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) and the world body's Human Settlements Program, also known as UN-HABITAT.

The two others are the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).

Among the US commissions, the UNCSW is of noticeable significance to Iran as the subsidiary UN body sets global standards and policies to protect and promote gender equality.

Iran will start its four-year term in 2011 along with 10 other countries including Belgium, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Georgia, Jamaica, Liberia, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand and Zimbabwe.

The significant win comes despite Western powers' allegations that accuse Iran of violating women's rights.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=125114§ionid=351020101.