US, China block UN resolution in spat over WHO handling of pandemic

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US, China block UN resolution in spat over WHO handling of pandemic
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“It’s a major stalemate, nobody’s moving.”

The stalemate — over a mention of the World Health Organization — leaves little hope of a quick vote as the Security Council struggles to find a response to the global crisis, remaining largely mute since the once-in-a-century pandemic began killing tens of thousands of people and shutting down economies across the world.

It calls for a 90-day humanitarian pause to bring aid to the most vulnerable populations caught in conflicts around the globe, including in places such as Afghanistan and Yemen. But Washington and Beijing remain at loggerheads over how to refer to the World Health Organization in the text. China “insists on a mention of the World Health Organization” in the text, while the United States does not want it, several diplomats explained, asking for anonymity.

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