The UN has suspended the voting rights of Iran and four other countries over delinquent dues, a move that has provoked fury from Tehran.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to the president of the General Assembly that Iran had breached the delinquency threshold under Article 19 of the UN Charter.
The article states that any member owing the previous two years’ assessments may not vote in the General Assembly.
The Central African Republic, Comoros, Somalia, and Sao Tome and Principe also lost their voting rights over payment issues. In 2020, Venezuela, Yemen and Lebanon temporarily lost theirs for the same reason.
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