"My central message is clear: We are in an unprecedented situation and the normal rules no longer..
"My central message is clear: We are in an unprecedented situation and the normal rules no longer apply. We cannot resort to the usual tools in such unusual times."
The creativity of the response must match the unique nature of the crisis – and the magnitude of the response must match its scale.
Our world faces a common enemy. We are at war with a virus."
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres
He didn't go far enough. We have to be united nations and united people. In the US we have to stop saying we have 24,000 cases, we have over 300,000 cases.
Article 55 of the UN charter states:
"With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote:
b. solutions of international economic, social, health, and related problems; and international cultural and educational cooperation"
ALL information and resources must be shared, all strategies must be coordinated. When a country such as China is believed to be reporting false numbers on new infections, recoveries or deaths they must allow UN health officials in to examine the information and if they deem needed take over the reporting. All vaccine research and treatment information MUST be shared with everyone. The United Nations has a mandate to do this. And they should start yesterday!
