Tagged COVID19
The UN is celebrating its 75 years – can it survive for another 25?
by Richard Kinley, Georgios Kostakos and Harris Gleckman* On 21 September 2020 world leaders will observe the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, mainly through the delivery of pre-recorded speeches and not physical presence in New York because of Covid-19. Is the UN going hybrid/virtual and transitioning to the next phase of its existence, or…
Comprométete con un mundo mejor después del COVID-19 (#Engage4Better)
Katoikos lanzó esta petición ante las Naciones Unidas, el Secretario General de la ONU y los líderes de todos los países La urgencia global del COVID-19 ha puesto de relieve no solo las debilidades de los sistemas de salud mundiales, sino también el bajo nivel de preparación de los países para tales desastres, así como…
Engagez-vous pour un monde meilleur après le COVID-19 (#Engage4Better)
Katoikos a lancé cette pétition adressée à l’Organisation des Nations Unies, au Secrétaire général de l’ONU et les dirigeants de tous les pays L’urgence globale du COVID-19 a mis en lumière non seulement les faiblesses des systèmes de santé mondiaux, mais également le faible niveau de préparation des pays face à de telles catastrophes, ainsi…
The Coronavirus vs. Multilateralism: Who Will Win?
This article was originally published on Passblue and can be accessed by clicking here. Covid-19 has pretty much shut down important negotiations at the United Nations, ranging from climate change to biodiversity. The General Assembly has not been able to meet as a group physically, but Security Council meetings have migrated online, with the Secretariat…
The geopolitics of COVID-19: Even more dangerous than the health aspects?
While the fight to cope with the lethal effects of COVID-19 on people and the economy is continuing around the world, another kind of fight is also raging, for geo-political predominance between the world’s foremost powers. In this fight of the titans, the ‘little guys’ are paying the price, be it the individuals that suffer…
Online disinformation in the time of Corona
The outbreak of the coronavirus has undeniably exposed some of the shortcomings of our society. One of those is the current state of fake news and disinformation on cyberspace. In times where our governments and the scientific community have many unanswered questions, we have all collectively become obsessed with finding “the truth” about what is…
Greece: despite a decade of health cuts, coronavirus death rates appear comparatively low
Greece, which has just come out of a ten-year financial crisis, appears at this stage to have been relatively lightly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. It is perhaps surprising that a country which has made significant cuts to its health sector in the past decade has not seen a larger number of fatalities, particularly when…
COVID-19, risk communication and the crucial role of community leaders
As I am writing this article, someone is being infected by the novel coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) around the world and the statistics of the pandemic are updated and disseminated by some online platforms, such as the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases, created by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. And in…
And the people’s sanctions go to… President Trump!
US President Trump has just surpassed himself in the disrespect that he shows to international institutions, and the truth. His disdain for any kind of broadly-accepted rules that would constrain his freedom of action is clearer than ever, as is his unhinged behaviour and his use of all possible means to keep his popularity and…
