International Organizations and COVID-19: The (In)Action of the United Nations Security Council during the Pandemic

Organismos internacionales y COVID-19: la (in)acción del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas durante la pandemia;
Organizações internacionais e a COVID-19: a (in)ação do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas durante a pandemia

dc.creatorCruz Aguilar, Sergio Luiz
dc.creatorMori Aparecido, Julia
dc.date2021-12-31
dc.date2023-03-22T19:13:00Z
dc.date2023-03-22T19:13:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T17:42:06Z
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dc.identifierhttps://revistas.unimilitar.edu.co/index.php/ries/article/view/5718
dc.identifier10.18359/ries.5718
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dc.descriptionThis article discusses the role of international organizations (IOs) in times of crisis from the action of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against the covid-19 pandemic. It is argued that the UNSC had difficulties positioning itself amidst the pandemic due to its internal dynamics of interests and competition. The case study with a qualitative approach uses concepts related to bureaucracies, autonomy, legitimacy, competition, and cooperation taken from the literature on IOs and documentary and secondary sources to support our arguments. As the pandemic persists, the studied period covers the first year since the official declaration of this health emergency in March 2020. The evidence confirms that, in the case of the United Nations’ response to the pandemic, competition overcame cooperation between some permanent members of the UNSC. In this dispute, the elected members occupied a marginal position in approving resolutions. The Council’s paralysis caused the Secretary-General to search for solutions to the effects of the pandemic on peace and international security. Thus, the politicization of the pandemic and the UNSC’s interests and competition have affected decision-making regarding the crisis. As the pandemic is a new problem underway, the article is groundbreaking and, while not intending to present generalized conclusions, gives room to other security and IO studies.
dc.descriptionEl artículo discute el rol de los organismos internacionales (OIs) en tiempos de crisis desde la actuación del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas (CSNU) ante la pandemia ocasionada por la covid-19. Se argumenta que hubo una dificultad del CSNU en posicionarse en cuanto a la pandemia debido a sus dinámicas internas de intereses y competencia. El estudio de caso con enfoque cualitativo utiliza conceptos que tratan de burocracias, autonomía, legitimidad, competencia y cooperación, entre otros, retirados de la literatura que aborda los OIs, y fuentes documentales y secundarias para sostener los argumentos. Como la pandemia aún persiste, el recorte temporal abarca su primer año desde la declaración oficial de esta situación sanitaria en marzo del 2020. Las evidencias permiten afirmar que, en el caso de la respuesta de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas a la pandemia, la competencia se sobrepuso a la cooperación entre algunos miembros permanentes del CSNU. En este escenario de disputa, los miembros electivos ocuparon posición marginal en el proceso de aprobación de resoluciones, y la parálisis del Consejo llevó al secretario general a tomar iniciativas en la búsqueda de soluciones en relación con los efectos de la pandemia en la paz y la seguridad internacionales. De este modo, la politización de la pandemia junto con las dinámicas de intereses y competencia en el CSNU han afectado la toma de decisiones en cuanto a la crisis. Al ser la pandemia un problema nuevo que aún se encuentra en marcha, el artículo es por sí solo innovador y, si bien no tenga el propósito de presentar conclusiones generalizadas, abre espacio para otras investigaciones en el campo de la seguridad y de los OIs.
dc.descriptionEste artigo discute o papel das organizações internacionais (OIs) em tempos de crise a partir da atuação do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas (CSNU) ante a pandemia ocasionada pela covid-19. O argumento central é que houve uma dificuldade do CSNU em se posicionar no tocante à pandemia por conta de suas dinâmicas internas de interesses e competição. O estudo de caso com abordagem qualitativa utiliza conceitos que tratam de burocracias, autonomia, legitimidade, competição e cooperação, entre outros, obtidos da literatura que aborda as OIs, e fontes documentais e secundárias, para apoiar os argumentos. Como a pandemia ainda persiste, o recorte temporal abrange seu primeiro ano a partir da declaração oficial dessa situação sanitária em março de 2020. As evidências permitem afirmar que, no caso da resposta da Organização das Nações Unidas à pandemia, a competição se sobrepôs à cooperação entre alguns membros permanentes do CSNU; nesse cenário de disputa, os membros eletivos ocuparam posição marginal no processo de aprovação de resoluções, e a paralisia do Conselho levou o secretário-geral a tomar iniciativas na busca por soluções com relação aos efeitos da pandemia na paz e na segurança internacionais. Dessa forma, a politização da pandemia combinada com as dinâmicas de interesses e competição no CSNU afetaram a tomada de decisões com relação à crise. Sendo a pandemia um problema novo que ainda se encontra em andamento, o artigo é por si só inovador e, embora não tenha o objetivo de apresentar conclusões generalizáveis, ele abre caminho para outras pesquisas no campo da segurança e das OIs.
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dc.sourceRevista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2021); 21-38
dc.sourceRevista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad; Vol. 16 Núm. 2 (2021); 21-38
dc.sourceRevista de Relaciones Internacionales, Estrategia y Seguridad; v. 16 n. 2 (2021); 21-38
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dc.titleInternational Organizations and COVID-19: The (In)Action of the United Nations Security Council during the Pandemic
dc.titleOrganismos internacionales y COVID-19: la (in)acción del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas durante la pandemia
dc.titleOrganizações internacionais e a COVID-19: a (in)ação do Conselho de Segurança das Nações Unidas durante a pandemia
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