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WTO opens 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva

The World Trade Organization's 12th Ministerial Conference opened on Sunday at its headquarters in Geneva.The conference will take place from June 12 to 15.(CGTN)

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NATO chief convenes council with Russia on January 12

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has decided to convene a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) on January 12, Reuters has reported, citing an official.

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Russian investigators file new charge against Navalny

The jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces a new charge of "establishing an organization that infringes on the rights of citizens," RIA news agency reported, citing the investigative committee on

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Over 10m Chinese sign open letter calling on WHO to probe Fort Detrick

Over 10 million Chinese citizens have signed an open letter calling on the World Health Organization to investigate the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick.

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FAO chief praises China's success in poverty reduction

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Qu Dongyu on Thursday congratulated the Chinese government on its success in poverty reduction and praised its contribution to the g

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first female African to lead WTO

Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala officially became the new director-general of the World Trade Organization.She made history by becoming the first woman and the first African to

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WHO says in discussions with Chinese developers on vaccine cooperation

Chief scientistat the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr.Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday that the WHO is discussing cooperation with Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers.

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WHO experts to conduct field visit to China on January 14

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) will conduct a field visit to China on January 14, according to China's National Health Commission.

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Urgent: WHO announces "landmark" int'l collaboration to speed up COVID-19 vaccines development

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a "landmark" international collaboration to accelerate development, production and equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19, the UN body's

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Urgent: IMF, WTO urge open trade amid COVID-19 pandemic

The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization on Friday urged countries to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions as the world fights against the devastating COV

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Fighting misinformation globally

02:17 The WHO are facing another growing battle: the spread of coronavirus mis-information. The organization is teaming up with one social media giant to help inform the world with the

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Trump says halting U.S. funding to WHO

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration is halting the nation's funding to the World Health Organization, a move experts have warned against, as COVID-19 continues to ta

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COVID-19 pandemic kills over 50,000 worldwide: WHO

A total of 50,325 people had died of COVID-19 around the world as of 10:00 CET (0800 GMT) Friday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO). The number of confirmed

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Just in: WHO gives official name for novel coronavirus

GENEVA, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday gave the official name for the latest novel coronavirus as being Covid-19, which stands for coronavirus disease starting in 2019.

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U.S. aid cut risks collapse of UN Palestinian refugee agency: experts

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sdecisiontoreduceaidtoUNReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees(UNRWA)willmaketheorganizationcollapsefromwithin,saidrefugeesaffairsexp

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UN, France regret U.S. decision to quit UNESCO

TheUnitedNationsandFrancehavevoiceddeepregretsovertheU.S.decisiontowithdrawfromUNESCO,theParis-basedUNculturalorganization.TheUnitedStatesonThursdayinformedUNES

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Shanghai Cooperation Organization expands for first time in 2017 summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived on Wednesday in the Kazakh capital Astana for a four-day state visit, during which time he will attend the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).