Russia loses elections to 3 UN bodies

The Associated Press reported the information.

During the vote in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Russia lost to Romania for a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women.

Russia was also defeated by Estonia during the vote for a seat on the Executive Board of the UN Children's Agency UNICEF. Moscow also failed to promote its representatives to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as Armenia and the Czech Republic were elected. 

According to Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American ambassador to the UN, the 3 defeats at once demonstrate the attitude toward Russia.

"This is a clear signal from ECOSOC members that no country should hold positions on critical UN bodies when they are in flagrant violation of the UN Charter," the official said.

Despite this, Russia was still elected to some of the Organization's bodies, namely the Commission for Social Development and the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.

• On April 1, Russia assumed the rotating presidency at the UN Security Council, replacing Mozambique. 

• At its session on Tuesday, April 4, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning Russia's human rights violations in Ukraine, including the deportation of children from the temporarily occupied territories.

• Representatives of the US, the UK, Albania and Malta walked out of the UN meeting during a speech by Russian Children's Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova.