US WALKS OUT ON FRANCE AT UN OVER HUMAN RIGHTS CRITICISM

US diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticised the Trump administration’s human rights record. The surprise move during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed US opposition to giving UN human rights chief Volker Turk another four-year term.

News - South China Morning Post reports that uS diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticised the Trump administration’s human rights record.

The report adds: The surprise move during a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine followed US opposition to giving UN human rights chief Volker Turk another four-year term.

The reappointment on Friday got overwhelming support, including from France.

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