Tag: #UN

Profit or nature: Yunnan gives answer

Left Review Online December 01, 2023

Profit or nature: Yunnan gives answer

It is said that in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, spring lingers all year round, offering tourists who travel during winter a sheath of warmth as they enjoy the eco-tourism provided by local residents. Amid the soothing air of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture near the border with Myanmar,...More

Left Review Online November 30, 2023

Beijing's taxi drivers are a distinguished part of the capital city's rich tapestry. They may come from the working class, but once inside their cabs, the Shifu - a respectful term used to address workers meaning "master" in Putonghua - are ready to share their views on current...More

Anti-China forces politicize human rights council by attempting to deny China seat

Liu Xin October 11, 2023

Anti-China forces politicize human rights council by attempting to deny China seat

While the politicization of human rights has alarmed more academics and nations, some Western countries and anti-China forces have not ceased their efforts and are attempting to reduce China's votes at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council that is slated to take place on Tuesday, using unfounded accusations...More

What it is urgently required is political will to really leave no one behind: President Miguel Diaz Canel

Left Review Online September 19, 2023

What it is urgently required is political will to really leave no one behind: President Miguel Diaz Canel

Mr. President, I have the honor to speak on behalf of the Group of 77 and China. This mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is taking place at a time of extremely critical juncture, in which developing countries face multiple challenges and an unjust economic...More

UK artist’s work in Kunming sends nature protection message at COP15

Xu Liuliu in Kunming October 14, 2021

UK artist’s work in Kunming sends nature protection message at COP15

As government officials from around the world hold talks at the UN biodiversity conference COP15 in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan Province, a new art installation, Nature and the City, set up in the city's planning museum, is reminding the public that everyone can do their part to protect...More

Why human rights violations in Australia’s offshore detention centers are appalling

Guo Chushan August 07, 2021

Why human rights violations in Australia’s offshore detention centers are appalling

"China has launched another furious attack on Australia's human rights record," Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported after Australia's third Universal Periodic Review took place at the 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In fact, Russia, Nepal, Syria, the Marshall Islands, and the UN Refugee Agency...More

UN reform should reflect fairness, responsibility – Zhang Dan

Li Qingqing and Yu Jincui September 26, 2020

UN reform should reflect fairness, responsibility – Zhang Dan

Editor's Note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. In the face of rising unilateralism, particularly from the US, and amid increasingly complex and severe global challenges, how might humanity protect the authority of the organization? And what role can China play...More

Compelling cases for upholding multilateralism

Yi Fan September 26, 2020

Compelling cases for upholding multilateralism

On September 15, the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly kicked off. It was an important occasion to review the journey this international organization has traveled over the past three quarters of a century. In retrospect, the UN's creation in 1945 after two devastating world wars...More

China Rejects and Opposes Groundless Accusations by the United States

Zhang Jun September 26, 2020

China Rejects and Opposes Groundless Accusations by the United States

China firmly rejects and opposes the groundless accusations made by the United States against China during the General Debate on 22 September. China will exercise the right of reply in accordance with the rules of the UN General Assembly to state its solemn position. The US noise is...More

At UN, US talks trash, China fortifies truth

Left Review Online September 24, 2020

At UN, US talks trash, China fortifies truth

Editor's Note: Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered a virtual address at the General Debate session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Trump groundlessly slandered China from the beginning and nearly half of his speech was directed at China. Xi, by...More

Trump addresses US voters in UN speech

Left Review Online September 24, 2020

Trump addresses US voters in UN speech

The general debate of the 75th UN General Assembly opened Tuesday, with leaders of many countries giving video speeches. Among them, the address by US President Donald Trump is probably the one with the most personal characteristics. He used the discriminatory phrase "China virus" in his speech, and...More

Xi reaffirms COVID-19 pledges at UN assembly

Cao Siqi, Hu Yuwei and Zhang Han September 24, 2020

Xi reaffirms COVID-19 pledges at UN assembly

In stark contrast to the US who apparently turned the UN General Assembly - a multilateral dialogue platform - into a battlefield to attack and defame China, China stressed putting people and lives first in battling COVID-19, and that major countries should act like major countries by taking...More

UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend arms embargo on Iran

Left Review Online August 15, 2020

UN Security Council rejects US proposal to extend arms embargo on Iran

Kathmandu. With an electoral shock to the US President Donald Trump, the United Nations Security Council late Friday rejected a resolution from the US to extend an arms embargo on Iran set to expire in October. The US that claims of creating and leading a new world order...More

Cuba and the United Nations signed the UN Framework Cooperation Agreement

Abel Gonzalez Alayon August 15, 2020

Cuba and the United Nations signed the UN Framework Cooperation Agreement

Havana, Aug 13. Cuba and the United Nations System (UNS) signed Thursday the United Nations Framework for Cooperation for Sustainable Development, which will guide the support of the different agencies, funds and programs over the next four years. Rodrigo Malmierca, head of the Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment...More

UN experts condemn sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela

Left Review Online August 10, 2020

UN experts condemn sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela

Unilateral economic sanctions against countries like Cuba and Venezuela are causing today greater suffering and limitations for their people amid the Covid-19 pandemic, UN independent rapporteurs warned. According to a report by five UN experts, humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions are not working, and people cannot adequately protect...More