US Builds Coordinated Approach on China as Top Officials Head to Asia
Voice of America
22 Jul 2021, 08:35 GMT+10
Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats are set to meet Sunday at a time of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the No. 2 American diplomat, will meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and others in Tianjin, China, as part of an Asia trip which includes stops in Japan, South Korea and Mongolia as well as Oman. FILE - State Department spokesperson Ned Price speaks during a media briefing at the State Department, July 7, 2021.
07/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2021 16:28
General Assembly Decides High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety Will Be Held in New York, 2022
Delegates Also Pass Text on Countering Hate Speech through Intercultural Dialogue
The General Assembly adopted two resolutions today pertaining to an upcoming high-level meeting on global road safety and to countering hate speech through the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, respectively, as delegates debated a draft amendment to the former resolution and sparred over the appropriate way to determine which non-governmental organizations will be able to participate in the 2022 high-level meeting.
The Assembly first considered the draft resolution titled Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on improving global road safety (document A/75/L.109), along with a draft amendment concerning the same (document A/75/L.114).