United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to strengthening multilateralism, and expressed his belief in UN’s role in brokering solutions to global challenges. Addressing a Security Council meeting on multilateralism, Guterres said that strengthening multilateralism to address today’s global challenges has been his highest …
Read More »COP27 must be turning points for hope: UN chief
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for multilateralism and diplomacy to make the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Egypt “turning points for hope.” “COP27 must be the place to rebuild trust and re-establish the ambition needed to avoid driving our planet over …
Read More »World officials stress importance of multilateralism at UN General Assembly debate
United Nations | Xinhua | World officials on Saturday underscored the importance of upholding multilateralism and solidarity in their speeches at the General Debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said his country believes that the only way forward is to uphold the …
Read More »UN chief calls for strong multilateral action to address common crises
United Nations, USA | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for strong multilateral action to address the common crises and threats that the international community is facing. “We need strong multilateral action now, to emerge from the pandemic safely, to address the climate crisis, and to …
Read More »China refutes U.S. accusations over cooperation with UN
Beijing, China | Xinhua | China on Tuesday refuted accusations made by a senior U.S. official concerning China’s cooperation with the United Nations, saying that China always firmly upholds multilateralism and defends the goals of the UN Charter. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks in response to …
Read More »U.S. experts say Biden would oversee different foreign policy
Washington, US | XINHUA | Just two months before the tightest presidential race in recent memory, it remains unknown where the United States will stand on foreign relations after voters cast their ballots. But experts said if challenger Joe Biden is elected, his foreign policy stance on such issues relating …
Read More »Stronger China-EU ties needed to uphold multilateralism in post-coronavirus world
Belgrade, Serbia | XINHUA | The just-concluded European tour of China’s top diplomat further demonstrated a need for stronger ties between the two sides to uphold multilateralism, stick to openness and scale up cooperation in the post-coronavirus world. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s trip to Italy, the …
Read More »U.S. protectionism, unilateralism sowing “selfish” ideas among countries
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | XINHUA | Protectionism and unilateralism from the U.S. are sowing a “selfish” idea among other countries and go against the current of multilateralism and globalization, Kin Phea, director general of the International Relations Institute of Cambodia, has told Xinhua. Speaking at a roundtable discussion under the …
Read More »UN chief calls for renewed multilateralism beyond COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a strengthened and renewed multilateralism as the world is striving to respond and recover from COVID-19. “As we strive to respond and recover, we must re-examine many longstanding assumptions and reconsider the approaches that have led us …
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