H.E. Olof Skoog is European Union Ambassador to the United Nations.

Proof Positive: COVID-19 Shows the Necessity of Multilateral Responses—and Global Solidarity

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed holds a virtual briefing with the Group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the COVID-19 response. United Nations, New York, 30 April 2020. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Olof Skoog (right), Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic.United Nations, New York, 20 February 2020. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Although we are still in the most acute phase of the pandemic, it is already time to prepare for the day after. We need to make sure to “recover better”: better preparedness to tackle future similar crises, better governance, and more sustainable economic and social systems.