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Sudan: Civil war on brink of further escalation

Following the takeover of power by the RSF, the population is now threatened by a new wave of violence and displacement. The UN warns of massacres and calls for immediate action.

By Maria Mitrov

News | Methane

Methane leaks: Oil and gas companies respond too rarely to UN warnings

The oil and gas industry only responds to just under one in ten UNEP warnings about methane leaks. According to UNEP, more efforts are needed to keep the Global Methane Pledge targets of reducing methane emissions by 30% by 2030 within reach.

By Nico Beckert

News | WTO

WTO: China renounces benefits of developing country status

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

Opinion | United Nations (UN)

UN General Assembly: Why the world needs to rethink

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

Topic of the Day | United Nations (UN)

UN: How China delays payments and controls issues

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

Opinion | United Nations (UN)

Cynicism is poison for international cooperation

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

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.