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Post by bot on Dec 3, 2010 3:45:16 GMT -5
Canada Welcomes Exclusion of Iran from UN Women Executive Board The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today welcomed the exclusion of Iran from the Executive Board of the newly established UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Canada had been deeply concerned by Iran's candidacy for the Board because of the country's deplorable human rights situation, in particular for women. Canada did not support Iran's membership on the Board of this body and made efforts with our like-minded partners to oppose its candidacy. news.gc.ca/web/article-eng.do?m=/index&nid=572889
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