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[–] [email protected] 110 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I thought I was on the onion for a second, now I'm just sad

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

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

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

[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Russia appointed chair of Committee on Alcohol Use and Suicide Reduction

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (2 children)

North Korea appointed to chair of Committee for Nuclear Disarmament.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago

Practical jokes 101

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Bro they're not gonna change

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Then next they can be the chair for journalistic integrity

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

This is why the UN is a joke.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

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