Category: United Nations

China’s Xi Calls for World Peace Amid Escalating Concerns Over Beijing’s Agressions

Chinese leader Xi Jinping repeated calls for world peace and global cooperation on Oct .25, in remarks that experts said were a veiled criticism directed at Washington and did little to dispel growing concerns over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness on the world stage. In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the communist regime being voted…


China’s Xi Calls for World Peace Amid Escalating Concerns Over Beijing’s Aggressions

Chinese leader Xi Jinping repeated calls for world peace and global cooperation on Oct. 25, in remarks that experts said were a veiled criticism directed at Washington and did little to dispel growing concerns over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness on the world stage. In a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the communist regime being voted…


US Seeks to Help Taiwan Participate in UN System, as Beijing Set to Mark Key Anniversary

The United States and Taiwan on Oct. 22 held a high-level meeting on expanding the island’s participation at the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations, days before Beijing is due to mark the 50th anniversary of its representing China at the global body. The U.S. State Department, in a statement released on Oct. 23….


43 Nations Criticize China’s Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

More nations joined the rebuke of the communist Chinese regime at the United Nations on Oct. 21 over its human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far western Xinjiang region. “We have seen an increasing number of reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations, including reports documenting torture or cruel,…


White House Wants Easier Path for ‘Climate Migrants’: Climate Security Reports

With the United Nations’ Glasgow climate conference just weeks away, on Oct. 21 several federal agencies simultaneously released four new analyses on the national security implications of climate change—including a report from the White House on climate change and migration stating that individuals citing climate change “may, in limited instances, have valid claims for refugee…


US Officially Rejoins UN Human Rights Council 3 Years After Trump Pullout

The United States is returning to the United Nations Human Rights Council more than three years after Trump administration quit the 47-member body that it had branded a “protector of human rights abusers.” The U.N. General Assembly on Oct. 14 elected the United States as one of 18 new members to the Geneva-based council in…


UN Biodiversity Conference Begins in China

Part One of the United Nations’ Biodiversity Conference is taking place this week in the city of Kunming in the country identified as the world’s largest polluter, the People’s Republic of China. Coming shortly before the United Nations’ scheduled Climate Change conference, the meeting takes place at a time when extinction rates among animals are…


Australian Farmers Call for Fair Treatment Over Kyoto Protocol

Australian farmers are calling for recognition of their involvement in meeting the Kyoto Targets, said the president of the National Farmers Federation, the peak body for agriculturalists in Australia. Fiona Simson, the president of the National Farmers Federation (NFF), said that Australian farmers continue to lead the world in improved sustainability and emissions reduction and…


Pentagon’s Ex-Software Chief Denies Saying America Has ‘Lost Its AI Fight to China’

The Pentagon’s first Chief Software Officer Nicolas Chaillan clarified comments he made about China’s artificial intelligence during an interview with the Financial Times, denying that he told the publication America had “lost its AI fight to China.” Chaillan resigned from his role at the Department of Defense early in September, which he said was in protest over the slow…


Former Pentagon Software Chief Denies Saying America Has ‘Lost Its AI Fight to China’

The Pentagon’s former software chief has clarified comments he made about China’s artificial intelligence during an interview with the Financial Times, denying that he told the publication America had “lost its AI fight to China.” Nicolas Chaillan resigned from his role at the Department of Defense early in September, which he said was in protest over the slow pace of…