UN Holds First Virtual Annual Meeting of World Leaders Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Global News: The United Nations General Assembly is going virtual this year for the first time in its 75-year history because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with each country member’s leader to deliver a prerecorded speech that will be broadcast in the assembly chamber with a small number of New York-based diplomats allowed to be present.

This year’s theme is “The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism.” At that event, assembly members will formally adopt a declaration to commemorate the 75th anniversary that diplomats agreed on in early July. It recalls the U.N.’s successes and failures and vows to build a post-pandemic world that is more equal, works together and protects the planet.