UN 911 first-responder system is overdue

A UN first-responder system's most distinctive feature is that it would be a standing formation, prepared and ready to serve in diverse operations, immediately available upon authorization of the UN Security Council—and able to address the critical first six months of an emergency.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, along with other government officials, are still campaigning for one of two rotating seats in the UN Security Council. The election is slated for June. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DR. PETER LANGILLE

April 1, 2020

If it feels like someone hit the pause button on normalcy worldwide, you’re not alone. As with many of the world's big challenges, we’re all in this together, mutually vulnerable, and interdependent on interconnected global systems.

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