United Nations: A UN spokesperson has declined to comment on US President Joe Biden calling India, China, Russia, and Japan ‚xenophobic.‘
United Nations: A UN spokesperson has declined to comment on US President Joe Biden calling India, China, Russia, and Japan ‘xenophobic,’ but stressed that all member states should continue to uphold the basic standards in the UN human rights covenants.
“I wouldn’t comment on what he said, but certainly…” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said Friday, May 3, when asked about Biden calling China, Japan, Russia, and India as “xenophobic”.
When pressed further on the issue and what the definition the UN has for Xenophobia, Haq said “This is simply the dictionary definition of Xenophobia, which you can be free to look up. But certainly, we believe that all of our Member States should continue to uphold all of the basic standards in the UN Human Rights covenants, including those that involve treating all races, and all nationalities with respect.
