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UN keeps Iran on a key program-review committee despite the war with the U.S.; Canada and Australia voted no

Published 4:58 PM CT, Thursday, November 12, 2026 · Updated 5:16 PM CT
In the 5 PM CT update

The UN General Assembly reconfirmed Iran to its 34-member Committee for Programme and Coordination with 144 votes, Fox News reported; the panel reviews UN plans and priorities, including on disarmament, counterterrorism and women's rights. Canada's foreign minister Anita Anand and Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong said their countries voted against, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee called the UN "morally bankrupt." UN Watch's Hillel Neuer said the seat gives Tehran a propaganda tool.

• Iran
• United Nations
• Committee for Programme and Coordination
• UN General Assembly
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• Canada
• Australia
• House Foreign Affairs Committee
• Human rights
• United States