US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council: US Ambassador Haley

05:34, June 20, 2018

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  UN head laments US human rights council departure

  US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced that the US would withdraw from the Human Rights Council on June 19, 2018. (File Photo: Reuters)New York (People’s Daily) - In response to the US withdrawal on Tuesday from the United Nations (UN) body that promotes and protects global human rights, UN SecretaryGeneral António Guterres said he would have “much

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  Pompeo, Haley to speak on UN rights body, amid US withdrawal threat

  FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 7, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will speak later on Tuesday on the United Nations Human Rights Council, which Washington has long-threatened to quit if the Geneva-based

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  China regrets US exit from UN Human Rights Council

  Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed regrets over the US exit from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)."China regrets US withdrawal from the UNHRC," said spokesperson Geng Shuang. "The council is established with the demand of the UN General Assembly as an important platform for various parties to conduct dialogue, cooperation and mutual exchange and to promote the development