Morning Multilateralism

Friday, May 8 2020

• Palestinians prepare campaign at the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly to resist Israeli annexation moves.

• The United Nations mulls how to conduct elections for the Security Council while distancing socially.

• World Bank bars Chinese electrical firm from Bank-funded projects after revelations of fraud in Zambia.

• Concern that the coronavirus crisis could give piracy more breathing room.

• European Commission urges a return to open borders “as soon as the health situation allows it.”

• World Bank extends Ecuador a $500 million loan to aid in coronavirus response.

• Senator Josh Hawley pushes for Congressional vote on continued U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization; plus, no luck for the WTO on reducing fisheries subsidies.

• A call to reject China’s nominee for a judgeship on the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.