| | Totalitarian [[China]]'s influence in the UN has been increasing.<ref>Evansky, Ben; Shaw, Adam (July 13, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-influence-surges-un Chinese influence surges at UN, as US warns of ‘concerted push’ to advance agenda]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 13, 2019.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (July 10, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32816-using-bribery-and-threats-china-seizes-another-un-agency Using Bribery and Threats, China Seizes Another UN Agency]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 13, 2019.</ref> | | Totalitarian [[China]]'s influence in the UN has been increasing.<ref>Evansky, Ben; Shaw, Adam (July 13, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chinese-influence-surges-un Chinese influence surges at UN, as US warns of ‘concerted push’ to advance agenda]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 13, 2019.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (July 10, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/32816-using-bribery-and-threats-china-seizes-another-un-agency Using Bribery and Threats, China Seizes Another UN Agency]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 13, 2019.</ref> |
| | + | The UN takes a left-wing stance on [[capital punishment]], condemning the conservative [[Trump administration]]'s decision to restore the federal death penalty for serious crimes as "rolling back progress."<ref>Budryk, Zack (July 30, 2019). [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/455315-un-trump-administration-death-penalty-decision-rolling-back-progress UN: Trump administration 'rolling back progress' with death penalty decision]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 30, 2019.</ref> |