Published 06:04 IST, September 19th 2020
UN General Assembly to be virtually addressed by record 173 world leaders next week
The United Nations General Assembly is set to hold a virtual meeting with a record number of 173 world leaders addressing the forum next week.
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United Nations General Assembly is set to hold a virtual meeting with a record number of 173 world leers dressing forum next week. As per reports, spokesperson for UN General Assembly President Brenden Varma has informed that a record number of 119 hes of state and 54 hes of governments will virtually deliver ir messs at UN General Assembly this year. garing will be held online due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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75th UN General Assembly
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump could deliver an in-person speech at UN General Assembly while or world leers will send pre-recorded videos. According to current General Assembly President, Volkan Bozkir, various high-level officials, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, h initially confirmed ir in-person participation. However, due to quarantine rules of New York State that require all foreign visitors to quarantine for 14 days, visits were cancelled.
According to a provisional list of speakers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to dress UN General Assembly on September 26.
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United Nations General Assembly this year marks 75th anniversary of global body. This year's me for General Debate is ' Future We Want, U.N. We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism'.
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New York, where General Assembly takes place every year, was a coronavirus hot-spot in early sts of pandemic. As per rms, General Debate is held at beginning of each session of General Assembly. It usually runs for over a week when global leers and state officials from 193 UN member states dress world from iconic lectern in General Assembly hall.
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06:04 IST, September 19th 2020