The president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of April, the country of Dominican Republic, has said that a session on the COVID-19 crisis can happen very soon, even though last month saw China dragging its feet on the same issue. Dominican Republic is the president of the Security Council for the month of April 2020 and is scheduled to take calls on the UNSC's programme of work for April 2020. Ambassador José Singer said, "The UNSC session on the COVID-19 could happen for sure next week or before" and that it has been requested by 5-6 envoys. Asked if a 'resolution' can be expected on the coronavirus crisis that is spreading across the world like wildfire, the Ambassador said, "...we have not discussed the issue of 'resolution' (of the COVID-19 crisis)" adding "we expect to hold the meet and see how events play out". Notably, the United Nations, especially its core body -- the United Nations Security Council -- is found to be missing during the COVID-19 crisis and its absence is stark and visible.

Source: dna April 02, 2020 04:07 UTC