Why Egypt abstained from voting on UN sex crime resolution
Egypt believes a country could suffer far-reaching consequences under the UN resolution.
Egypt’s UN ambassador Amr Abu Atta created quite a stir by abstaining during an otherwise unanimous vote to punish and repatriate UN peacekeeping battalions that include personnel suspected of sexual abuse in their assigned countries.
There’s a lot of speculation over why Abu Atta declined to vote March 11 on the US-drafted resolution before the UN Security Council. Some imply he simply chose to swim against the tide to become famous. But there are many alternative reasons.
