Published 10:12 IST, April 2nd 2020
China no longer chairing UNSC, United Nations to finally discuss Coronavirus pandemic
United Nations Security Council is all set to discuss the crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic as the Dominican Republic has assumed the presidency for April
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United Nations Security Council is now all set to discuss crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic, following Dominican Republic assuming rotating presidency for month of April. Earlier, China blocked move to discuss novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in United Nations Security Council on Friday, March 27. Coronavirus source nation h held presidency for March.
UNSC has five permanent members — China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, and United States. or 10 non-permanent members are Germany, Dominican Republic, Belgium, Estonia, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and Grenines, South Africa, Tunisia and Vietnam.
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coronavirus was first reported in China's Wuhan province which n let to worldwide outbreak. and it has killed over 47,000 people globally and infected over 9 lakh. China’s presidency of UNSC ended on 31 March. monthly chair of UNSC decides what is on agenda and guides body.
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According to reports, China h blocked draft on coronavirus and is not allowing global issue to be discussed in United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Meanwhile, many countries wanted to pass a proposal on global issue but China is constantly putting obstructions, with involved and knowledgable persons hitting out online.
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'Coronavirus not on UNSC's agenda'
Earlier on March 3, China's UN Ambassor has said re is no need to panic over coronavirus epidemic and that Beijing does not plan to discuss situation in Security Council during its Presidency this month. Beijing's UN envoy Zhang Jun said that re was no plan to have a "specific discussion" on COVID-19.
"With regard to Security Council, at this moment, is general feeling of member states, while we watch closely situation, especially new development, we do not need to go panicky about that epidemic," Zhang said during a press conference on occasion of China assuming Presidency of Council.
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10:12 IST, April 2nd 2020