Despite pandemic disruptions, UN carries on – by videoconference

So far, the UN appears to have been largely spared the epidemic raging in New York, the epicentre of the disease in the United States. — Prayitno/Thank you for (12 millions ) view on VisualHunt/CC BY

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The usually buttoned-down world of the United Nations is having an unruly April as it copes with the global coronavirus pandemic in a city that is suffering terribly from it.

The UN Security Council's president is stuck in the Caribbean. Closed-door meetings of ambassadors have been upheaved by news leaks. Video conferences have been disrupted by unintended guest appearances.