UN to commemorate its 75th anniversary on September 21 amid ‘time of great disruption’

United Nations will be commemorating its 75th anniversary on September 21 amid a ‘time of great disruption’, compounded by global health crisis with severe ecomic and social impact. anniversary will kick off UN’s annual General Assembly and this year's me will be, ’ future we want, United Nations we need: reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism’. Due to unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, this year inste of attending meeting in-person, leers will be appearing by video conference. 

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, “As we mark 75th Anniversary of United Nations, it is clear that world has high expectations of us, as main platform for multilateralism and cooperation on a rules-based international system”. 

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rmally leers and representatives of nearly 200 countries gar en masse to sound off about world’s problems and offer myri solutions. However, this year, a part of Manhattan will t be sealed off for UNGA and re will endless limousine convoys, busy beehive of diplomats, journalists and translators in halls of UN hequarters in New York. 

With COVID-19 still limiting movement, just one representative from each of 193 UN members will be allowed, and only someone alrey in US. Around 170 hes of state and government, who are planning dress meeting, will have to appear by videoconference. Monday’s high-level meeting, which will begin at 9am and conclude before 9pm, will be a stand-alone event, with or intergovernmental meeting or side events in parallel wher online or at UN hequarters.  

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UN75 report to be issued on Sept 21 

newly elected President of General Assembly, Volkan Bozkin, will be making an opening statement, reafter, meeting will hear statements from host country, Member States, observer States and European Union. Furr, event will also kick off with a joint declaration full of good intentions and a call to combat unilateralism. UN75 Report will be issued on Monday and a communications pack with new messaging and assets will be available in week leing up to September 21. 

Appearing by video on September 22, Tuesday will be Russia’s Vlimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and US leer Donald Trump. next day, i.e Wednesday, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Muro, who much of world sees as illegitimate, will dress assembly. missing speakers this year are leers of Syria and rth Korea. 

(Im: AP) 

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