NSTworld “The United Nations is facing one of the biggest challenges in our history” UNICEF Covid19
This temple of multilateralism, with its daily meetings both large and small on world conflicts and almost every other subject, is reeling from the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, with sweeping disruptions to work that depends heavily on diplomats seeking consensus through human contact.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres cancelled a trip on Friday to Africa and required all non-essential employees to telework until April 12. The Security Council – with its mission as guarantor of global peace and security – has been seriously affected. The UN Charter states that Security Council meetings may be held “at such places other than the seat of the Organisation as in its judgment will best facilitate its work.”
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