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The UN Security Council Is MIA as the Coronavirus Ravages the World

March 24, 2020

Although much of the world is closing temporarily due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, the United Nations Security Council must stay open — meeting physically if possible and virtually if not — in order to fulfill its Charter responsibilities not only to address the threats posed by the pandemic but also to respond …

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In a Crisis, Does the UN Have a Leadership Succession Plan?

March 23, 2020

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, continues to go into the UN headquarters building in New York City to work — even as Covid-19 races throughout the region. “Right now, Guterres is probably the safest man on the planet,” said a former UN official familiar with the security protocol. “He’s working at an empty …

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Stranded in Tunisia, an American’s Odyssey in the Times of Coronavirus

March 22, 2020

by Barbara Crossette

Jeffrey Laurenti, an American writer who specializes on the United Nations and international affairs, is a contributor to PassBlue. He was in Italy in early March when a cascade of travel restrictions were enacted in Europe and the United States, in response to the rapidly worsening coronavirus outbreak. Trapped in Rome by flight cancellations, …

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From Africa, News of an Evolving Coronavirus Threat

March 20, 2020

by Barbara Crossette

Many African governments, often insisting that all cases of coronavirus were imported from outside the continent by travelers, are now grappling with evidence of local community transmissions for the first time, according to a March 18 report from the World Health Organization’s regional headquarters. “While most countries on the continent have recorded sporadic and imported cases, …

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Can Global Diplomacy Survive Covid-19? Our Latest Podcast Episode

March 19, 2020

by Stéphanie Fillion and Kacie Candela

On March 13, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ordered New York-based personnel to start working from home as of March 16, to last until April 13. His announcement came one day after the UN confirmed that a diplomat from the Philippines who represents her country at the UN in New York had tested positive …

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The UN in New York Shuts Physically as Most Personnel Telecommute: Updates

March 15, 2020

by Dulcie Leimbach and Stéphanie Fillion

The coronavirus has officially hit the United Nations at its New York City headquarters. On Thursday, March 12, the first reported case was confirmed by a diplomat with the Philippines mission to the UN, who said that a Filipino colleague had tested positive for Covid-19 and had notified the “UN medical director’s office.” The …

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A UN Diplomat From the Philippines Has the Coronavirus as It Hits New York

March 12, 2020

by Dulcie Leimbach

As the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus keeps rising in New York City this week, the United Nations remains open for business for diplomats and for staff members who are not telecommuting, while tourists were banned as of March 10. Yet as of early evening on March 12, it was revealed by …

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Amid the Coronavirus Threat, the UN Tries Out a (Cyber) Security Council Meeting

March 10, 2020

by Stéphanie Fillion

The United Nations Security Council ran a secret cybermeeting simulation on March 9 to prepare for a possible lockdown of the UN building and the rest of New York City, amid the coronavirus outbreak. So far, the UN is trying to address the epidemic at its headquarters by asking diplomats to meet offsite a …

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Covid-19

The UN Security Council Is MIA as the Coronavirus Ravages the World

In a Crisis, Does the UN Have a Leadership Succession Plan?

Stranded in Tunisia, an American’s Odyssey in the Times of Coronavirus

From Africa, News of an Evolving Coronavirus Threat

Can Global Diplomacy Survive Covid-19? Our Latest Podcast Episode

The UN in New York Shuts Physically as Most Personnel Telecommute: Updates

A UN Diplomat From the Philippines Has the Coronavirus as It Hits New York

Amid the Coronavirus Threat, the UN Tries Out a (Cyber) Security Council Meeting

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