UN Security Council to hold first coronavirus talks Thursday: diplomats

The UN Security Council will hold its first meeting on the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, after weeks of divisions among its five permanent members, diplomats said Monday.

Last week, nine of the 10 non-permanent members formally requested a meeting featuring a presentation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 

The meeting is to be held behind closed doors at 3:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Thursday, a diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

It's not yet clear what form the meeting will take, or what could be accomplished: will the member nations show unity in the fact of a global crisis and a willingness to cooperate, or proceed with a settling of scores?

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