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WHO investigators heading to China in early January to probe virus
World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Friday an international team led by the U.N. agency would be going to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
UN rights boss: Hong Kong security law having ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms
Michelle Bachelet says recent arrests of democracy activists ‘risk causing a wider chilling effect on the exercise of fundamental freedoms.’
China’s vow to cut emissions ‘clashes with coal plant expansion plans’
Xi Jinping’s UN pledge to make China carbon neutral by 2060 conflicts with expansion plans for coal power, two research groups say, urging that next five-year energy plan should phase out coal plants and double expansion of wind and solar power.
Turkey to buy Chinese COVID-19 candidate vaccine doses, in talks with Pfizer
Turkey will sign a contract within days to buy at least 20 million doses of a COVID-19 candidate vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech, the health minister was cited as saying, adding that Ankara was also in talks to buy doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine.
Taiwan says not invited to WHO meeting after China's 'obstruction'
Taiwan is yet to receive an invite to a key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic due to "obstruction" from China, the island's foreign ministry said, expressing its displeasure.
US official says UN has 'lack of curiosity' on Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — The United Nations is not doing enough to investigate reported abuses in China’s Xinjiang region against members of Muslim minority groups, the U.S. envoy for women’s issues said...
China's Kashgar reports five new confirmed COVID-19 cases
China reported five new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday in Kashgar in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, a Kashgar health official said.
China's purchases of U.S. farm goods at 71% of target under trade deal: U.S.
China has substantially increased purchases of U.S. farm goods and implemented 50 of 57 technical commitments aimed at lowering structural barriers to U.S. imports since the two nations signed a trade deal in January, the U.S. government said on Friday.
Sinopharm says may be able to make over 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses in 2021
China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), one of several Chinese firms developing coronavirus vaccines, said it may have the capacity to produce more than 1 billion doses in 2021, Chairman Liu Jingzhen said on Tuesday.
China sees affirmation in election to Human Rights Council
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday its reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Council, despite stiff opposition from leading democratic states and rights groups, was proof of the...
US should follow EU and China in setting carbon-neutral target: UN's WMO
The United States should join the European Union and China in setting ambitious goals to become carbon neutral, the head of the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
WHO says 180-plus countries including China committed to vaccine effort
More than 180 countries have committed to participate in the World Health Organization's (WHO) effort to finance COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed fairly to both rich and poor countries, the group's chief scientist said on Monday.
China, Russia and Saudi Arabia set to join UN human rights council
Rights campaigners voice concerns as Cuba and Pakistan also expected to be elected
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end, says WHO's Tedros
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.
China in talks with WHO over assessing its COVID-19 vaccines for global use
China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
U.N. chief urges equality fight, U.S. slams China for 'murder' of baby girls
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday of a recent pushback against gender equality and women's rights and urged people to fight back as the United States slammed China and the world body for "the murder of millions of baby girls."
U.S. puts China at top of forced labor list
The United States on Wednesday identified China as the global hotspot for goods made with forced labor, highlighting growing concern over treatment of Uighur Muslims in the country's Xinjiang region.
Beijing blocks Wikipedia from UN agency to resist ‘Western values’: analysts
China’s move to deny observer status for Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia’s parent, at the World Intellectual Property Organization dovetails with Beijing’s policy of limiting international recognition of Taiwan.
How China Is Taking Over International Organizations, One Vote at a Time
China’s decadelong campaign to secure more clout at the United Nations is now helping shield Beijing from international scrutiny.
All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit
Everything you need to know about who will be there, who’s staying away and what the hot topics will be at Wednesday’s virtual event in New York
