In a historic vote, a resolution was passed at the United Nations to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women in response to the Iranian regime's systemic repression of women and girls.
29 member states of the 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted in favor of the resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its four-year term ending in 2026.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.