Morning Multilateralism

Tuesday, June 23 2020

• Brussels and Beijing offer differing readouts of yesterday’s EU-China summit.

• The UN Security Council votes unanimously to continue the UN’s assistance mission to Somalia.

• Human rights organizations urge the UN Secretary General to reverse decision that removed Saudi Arabia from list of violators.

• An updated look at the candidates for the World Trade Organization’s top post.

• World Bank president urges greater private-sector participation in the G-20’s debt relief initiative.

• The International Criminal Court has received information about mass graves in Libya; plus, the ICC president continues media blitz to counter sanctions by the United States.

• No need for outside mediation of the recent China-India fracas, says Russia’s foreign minister.

• NATO’s next line of defense: GOP members of Congress call on President Trump to reconsider announced reduction of forces in Germany.

• The UN’s World Tourism Organization releases new data on the pandemic’s impact.

• The World Health Organization enlists Mr. Bean for coronavirus public service announcement.