COVID at the UN: One topic, used to make many points
Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic was THE talking point at the United Nations General Assembly this week โ serving as projection, promotional tool and proxy for other pressing issues put forward by world leaders in their signature annual addresses.
UN failures on coronavirus underscore the need for reforms
The coronavirus that has claimed nearly 1 million lives has underscored the failure of the United Nations to bring countries together to defeat it. We are in fact talking about ourselves, because the U.N. is its member states. Born out of the ashes of World War II with 50 members, the United Nations has since expanded dramatically. โWe are in fact talking about ourselves, because the U.N. is its member states. Argentinaโs President Alberto Fernandez said the U.N. not only needs Security Council reform but new energy to live up to its mandate.