Manhattan Meeting for World Leaders at the UN Wins U.S. Backing
- UN General Assembly would be scaled back under U.S. proposal
- Annual gathering would be sign of New York’s Covid-19 rebound
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The Biden administration is calling for a scaled-down, in-person gathering of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly in September as New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., recovers.
UN officials and diplomats from member states met last week to discuss possible formats for the annual General Assembly, and there was a growing consensus that the high-profile event, which usually brings about 10,000 diplomats to Manhattan, should be in-person after being held virtually last year, according to diplomats involved in the talks.