Russia accuses G20 members of politicizing health talks after criticism over Ukraine Russia on Monday accused some members of the Group of 20 major economies of politicizing a meeting on global health, as it faced criticism over how its invasion of Ukraine in February had plunged its healthcare system into chaos.
The war in Ukraine has overshadowed G20 meetings this year, with current chair Indonesia struggling to keep the group united and resisting pressure from Western members to exclude Russia.
“We are asking our colleagues not to politicize G20 health platform and stay within our mandate and discuss healthcare,” Russian health ministry official Oleg Salagay told a G20 health ministers’ meeting in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta.
Representatives of the United States, Britain, Australia and Canada urged Russia to ends its aggression.
UN negotiations to seal a global pact to protect nature — already delayed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic — are set to be moved to Canada in December after an agreement was made with host nation China, environmentalists said on Monday.
About 195 nations are tasked with finalising a new accord to halt and reverse harm to plants, animals and ecosystems at the United Nations summit, known as COP15, which was due to be held in the third quarter of 2022 in the Chinese city of Kunming.
But with China’s borders closed because of its zero-Covid strategy, the host nation last month proposed postponing the talks, already delayed four times, yet again until 2023 — a move widely rejected by other countries keen to land a deal.
Source: eNCA
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