Covid-19 and UN
- Dulcie Leimbach and Stéphanie Fillion
- • March 26, 2020
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The coronavirus officially hit the United Nations at its New York City headquarters on March 12, when the first reported case was announced by the Philippines mission to the UN that one of its diplomats had Covid-19 and was…
- Categories: Covid-19, General Assembly, Humanitarian Aid, SDGs, Secretary-General, Security Council
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- Mona Ali Khalil
- • March 24, 2020
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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…
- Categories: Covid-19, Health and Population, Security Council
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- Laura E. Kirkpatrick
- • March 23, 2020
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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,”…
- Categories: Covid-19, Health and Population, Secretary-General
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- Dulcie Leimbach
- • March 12, 2020
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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…
- Categories: Covid-19, General Assembly, Health and Population
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