"The UN Security Council's failure to act in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic is a 'shame' its acting president said Friday, lamenting 'stumbling blocks' preventing the body from fulfilling its responsibilities.
Except for a virtual meeting on April 9, the Security Council has remained silent on the biggest global crisis since World War II, struggling to find a united response since the once-in-a-century pandemic began killing tens of thousands of people and shutting down economies across the world.
Estonian ambassador Sven Jurgenson, who holds the revolving presidency for the month of May, did not point fingers at any countries in particular...
'It's really a shame that we have not been able to fulfill our responsibility,' Jurgenson said.
At a press conference on Thursday, the UN chief lamented the lack of global leadership in the face of the pandemic, including at the United Nations.
'We know that the relation between the major powers in the world today is very dysfunctional, and that makes it difficult for the Security Council' to act, UN Secretary-General Guterres said."