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UN counterterrorism chief exposed over China funding links

Sky News Australia

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June 22, 2026

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United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism has been accused of ideological bias and conflicts of interest in a new report from the Geneva-based group UN Watch. The Report pointed out that the Chinese government was one of his biggest funders. UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer said, “he’s not supposed to be an activist; he’s supposed to be an academic. We’re supposed to see scholarship.”

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