A Syrian boy sits next to humanitarian aid in a camp on February 21. A UN Security Council resolution for a global ceasefire to allow coronavirus aid to the most vulnerable is mired in disagreement. Photo: AFP
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Coronavirus crisis exposes the politics of division in the international community
- Far from encouraging unity, the crisis has exacerbated antagonism, with the UN embroiled in superpower rivalry, the EU lacking a cohesive strategy and divisions in many countries over how to handle the pandemic
A Syrian boy sits next to humanitarian aid in a camp on February 21. A UN Security Council resolution for a global ceasefire to allow coronavirus aid to the most vulnerable is mired in disagreement. Photo: AFP