Politics Paralyzes Policy over Covid-19 at the UN
Longstanding problems at UN exacerbate response to pandemic
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By: Hasmy Agam and Anis H. Bajrektarevic
With the Covid-19 coronavirus sweeping the world, with 5.7 million cases and nearly 360,000 dead, the United Nations Security Council remains paralyzed, unable to adopt a much-needed Council Resolution to address the pandemic.
This paralysis is largely due to tensions between two of its five permanent members, th…
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