Exceptions to Consensus --- I am a great supporter of consensus. I am only wondering whether in case of emergency situations like a pandemics a consensual decision-making is the only possible way... it needs quite a long time to establish, and in crisis situations institutions have no time. By the way, for emergency situations, a global consensus is hardly reachable. It seems that access to health (and vaccines) needs a consensus of all UN nations, whereas the maintenance of peace and security is delegated to the security council... Is peace les important than health not to require the agreement of all UN members?

Source author: Patrick Furrer Patrick.furrer@smartfree.ch