With more than 5 million infected and over 300,000 deaths worldwide, former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, addressing the United Nations Security Council Videoconference, said the Coronavirus pandemic is a painful human tragedy. Monrovia – Former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says the deadly Coronavirus pandemic has humbled the world and dealt the greatest test in living memory. Let us not fail ourselves, and posterity,” the President told a high-level videoconference on the Protection of civilians in armed conflicts, Wednesday. The videoconference was presided by the Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations, Sven Jürgenson and included Sirleaf, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer. Today, she explained, the UN Security Council now represents the hope and aspirations of the global community for international peace and security.

Source: Front Page Africa May 28, 2020 17:48 UTC