Consiglio di sicurezza e pandemia da COVID-19

This paper deals with the UN Security Council (SC) resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021) recommending a global ceasefire and a durable humanitarian pause all over the world in order to face the COVID-19 pandemic. It is argued that such resolutions have been enacted under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, rather than Chapter VII. Relevant previous SC resolutions on epidemic crises are also analysed, especially res. 2177 (2014) concerning Ebola virus. The lack of references to the need for protection of human rights within COVID-19 resolutions is also pointed out. In the end, some reflections are developed about the effectiveness of the strategy employed by the SC in order to halt conflicts with the aim of countering the COVID-19 Pandemic.