Warring parties must lay down weapons to fight bigger battle against COVID-19

UN Secretary-General António Guterres's plea to 'silence the guns' would create corridors for life-saving aid and open windows for diplomacy in the war-torn zones in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and the central areas of Africa.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, pictured Jan. 20, 2018, recently said, 'The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war,' and in one short sentence, opened the door to a new understanding of what constitutes human security.Photograph of the Kremlin

Opinion

BY DOUGLAS ROCHE

April 6, 2020

EDMONTON—“The fury of the virus illustrates the folly of war.” In one short sentence, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the door to a new understanding of what constitutes human security. Will governments seize the opportunity provided by the immense crisis of COVID-19 to finally ...

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