Morning Multilateralism

Wednesday, June 10 2020

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for multilateralism “with teeth”; plus, the UN chief alters course on whether UN employees may participate in protests.

• The International Criminal Court gets custody of wanted Sudanese militia leader.

• The World Health Organization clarifies comments about asymptomatic transmission of Covid-19. Experts ask whether communication is a broader problem for the organization.

• In Somalia, African Union peacekeepers exchange fire with Al Shabaab militants.

• Greta Thunberg urges diplomats to weigh prospective Security Council members’ climate records (she’s looking at you, Canada and Norway).

• UN human rights experts condemn the use of force against journalists covering protests in the United States.

• In arguing against U.S. standing to reimpose sanctions on Iran, Russian ambassador dips into the international law archives.

• The board of the International Monetary Fund approves stand-by arrangement for Ukraine.

• More analysis of the World Trade Organization’s leadership selection process.

• China welcomes recent Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank loan to the Philippines.

• The International Maritime Organization is impressed with Nigeria’s efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.