World Leaders Won’t Meet in NY for UN General Assembly This Fall
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World leaders won’t be gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September, the first time the event will be held virtually since its inception 75 years ago.
Because of travel restrictions and the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the UN on Wednesday voted to allow world leaders to submit pre-recorded speeches to the event.