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UN: China leads call for US to end “coercive” sanctions

Beijing, Moscow and governments of twenty other countries accuse Washington of racial discrimination and human rights violations through unilateral fees

China, Russia and two dozen other countries have called on the United States and the rest of the Western nations to end the use of unilateral sanctions, which they say make it more difficult to deal with Covid-19.

In a statement read by Chinese envoy Zhang Jun at the United Nations, they accused the United States of violating human rights, systematic racial discrimination and hindering development in countries where it imposes economic sanctions. “Covid-19’s response and recovery requires global solidarity and international cooperation,” the countries said in a statement.

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