Bedia Afnan
Iraqi diplomat
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H. Bedia Afnan (بديعة أفنان) was a former Adviser to the Iraqi Permanent Mission at the United Nations.[1] She represented Iraq in the United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee (Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian) and on the Commission on the Status of Women.[2] In this role, she was "one of the delegates most directly responsible" for the inclusion of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights' Article 3 (Part I) which guarantees "the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all civil and political rights" enshrined therein.[2][3]
Bedia Afnan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iraq |
| Occupation | Government Official |
| Known for | Iraqi Permanent Mission Adviser |
| Notable work | Represented Iraq to UN GA 3rd Committee |
In the 1950s, she served as the press attache for the Embassy of Iraq in Washington, D.C., and maintained a friendly relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt.[2]
