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Beijing, Moscow Targeting Key UN Posts.

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Some of the funding China is opposing for 2026-2027 is for the UN support office to assist the Gang Suppression Force. It is a non-UN security force that a small group of countries established to work with the Haitian National Police and armed forces to counter criminal groups that have taken control of much of Haiti.

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Since 2017, Human Rights Watch has documented how China and Russia—two countries with abysmal human rights records—have led a sustained push to cut as many UN human rights posts as possible. Backed by Egypt, Iran, North Korea, and others, they have also sought to defund multiple UN rights investigations around the world.

In addition to Haiti, China is currently seeking to defund UN human rights posts in Syria, South Sudan, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Russia is supporting China’s efforts in the peacekeeping budget negotiations, which are scheduled to conclude this week.

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China’s defunding efforts come after the UN leadership was forced to slash UN spending due to a liquidity crisis largely caused by the US withholding billions of dollars of obligatory UN dues and China paying late.

Delegations from Europe, Latin America, and elsewhere are resisting China’s efforts.

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[–] Hotznplotzn 1 points 10 hours ago

Your are just mirroring China's unreasonable viewpoints. Beijing is pursuing a much broader goal here, as it has tried to block funding for human rights activities very often in the past (see the links in my comment).

The people in Haiti need help against criminal gangs, to put it simply. But the Chinese government wants to preserve and strengthen the rule of the jungle rather than the rule of law. Given the history and Beijing's actions at the UN particularly of the decade, Haiti is only one of its targets.