UNITED NATIONS (Dispatches) -- Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations has urged the international community to stand against unilateralism adopted by some countries such as the U.S., saying that Washington has violated “legal procedures” through “pure bullying and hypocrisy.”
Addressing a conference of foreign ministers of the group of 77 plus China on Thursday in New York, Amir Saeed Iravani condemned Washington’s illegal approach to exploiting international mechanisms.
“Multilateralism is still under severe pressure from all sides, and we saw a clear example of such danger yesterday at the ECOSOC meeting,” he said, referring to Iran’s illegal removal from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) following a draft proposal by the United States.
The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted the U.S.-drafted resolution on Wednesday to “remove with immediate effect the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.”
“Unfortunately, once again, unilateral dictatorship, pure bullying, hypocrisy, abuse of political power, intimidation and coercion, as well as the use of double standards by America and its allies, overcame multilateralism, legal procedures and the rule of law, and as a result, the legal membership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Women’s Commission was unjustly terminated,” said the diplomat.
The United States attacked “main organs and the basic values” of the United Nations by this “political adventure,” he said, noting that Washington is “weakening the principles of the Charter and manipulating the procedures of the ECOSOC.”
“Therefore, if we are really looking for a solution to global crises, we must stand against such unilateral and illegal actions. Otherwise, sooner or later, all UN members will face the

disastrous consequences of such an approach.”
Elsewhere, the Iranian diplomat pointed to the need for free access of developing countries to the world trade system.
He also said it is important to provide the necessary resources for investment in developing economies and to facilitate the transfer of technology and technical know-how to these states, noting that the G-77 could play a major role with regard to these issues.