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To western and/or more socially advanced societies, this is indeed a sad, sad situation. But it really should be expected from the UN. Far from living up to its initial premise, the entire organisation has degenerated into a group of voting blocs, the most cohesive of which is the Islamic bloc. Whereas much of the rest of the world tends to vote with an eye to their own best interests, many (not all) of the "Islamic" states have self-identified as Islamic-first, geographic region second. As a result, their religious-centric view results in a large bloc of common votes, many of which don't represent that many people.
There are other examples and this is not to say this decision is strictly an Islamic one... very conservative, non-Islamic nations also supported it.
But consider, the 5 most populous nations in the world: China, India, USA, Indonesia & Brazil, representing over 3.2 billion people only have 5 votes between them in the General Assembly. So do Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, with a total population of 12 million, giving them a vote more than 250 times that of the first 5 nations on a proportional basis. Without looking at the actual vote, I would bet that the latter 5 voted as a bloc.
With this disproportionate representation, it is easy for conservative societies and/or the regional or sectarian voting blocs to approve policies that are actually unacceptable to the majority of the world; as happens all too frequently, sad to say.
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