Older people are particularly at risk in crisis situations and wars, says the UN representative on the rights of older persons.
By Okan Bellikli
According to Prime Minister Li Qiang, as a "responsible major developing country," China wants to waive its previous WTO privileges. However, China will retain its classification as a developing country.
By Leonardo Pape
Now that 60 UN member states have ratified it, the UN Convention on the Protection of the High Seas will enter into force in a few months' time. Protected areas are to be designated on the high seas in order to protect marine ecosystems.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Increasing arms spending will not make the world a safer place. We need to deepen international development cooperation and shape it courageously. Many examples show how peace and stability can be consolidated in this way, writes Melanie Hauenstein.
By Melanie Hauenstein
An initiative at the start of the 80th UN General Assembly is calling for an international agreement on clear boundaries for artificial intelligence. These red lines should build on and enforce existing global frameworks and voluntary corporate commitments.
By Corinna Visser
There are investment announcements for renewable energies at New York Climate Week. UN climate chief Simon Stiell supports a new initiative to accelerate the decarbonization of industry and promotes more AI in climate action.
By Alexandra Endres
China pays its contributions to the United Nations (UN) with a significant delay. The payment morale is at odds with Beijing's claim to a central role within the UN.
By Marcel Grzanna
Cynicism is not an exclusive characteristic of authoritarian systems, writes Almut Wieland-Karimi. In democracies, however, it is more publicly problematized as a close relative of double standards. From both sides, it weakens multinational institutions such as the United Nations.
By Almut Wieland-Karimi
The Chinese government declares the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama outside of China to be illegitimate. Special rapporteurs from the United Nations (UN) are now sharply criticizing this.
By Marcel Grzanna
United Nations (UN) News: The UN is committed to world peace and respect for human rights. China has faced accusations of human rights violations in recent years. The UN demands access to Xinjiang. Find out all the important and current news about the UN in the China.table. What is the UN? The UN, also known as the UNO (UN Organization), is an intergovernmental association of 193 states whose most important tasks are to secure world peace, uphold international law and respect human rights. The organization has been based in New York City since it was founded in 1945. The current Secretary-General of the UN is the Portuguese politician António Guterres. What is China's relationship with the UN? The Republic of China was a founding member of the UN in 1945. Today, the People's Republic is confronted with serious allegations of human rights violations in the areas of Xinjiang and Tibet. For several years, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has been demanding access to the western Chinese province of Xinjiang in order to conduct an independent investigation into the situation of the Uyghurs, a Muslim minority. China has repeatedly rejected the High Commissioner's visit, citing the current coronavirus pandemic on the one hand and the accusation that the investigation is aimed at harming China on the other. As a result, there has been no official visit by the UN to Xinjiang so far.china.table has all the important developments on the latest UN news and China.
