Pandemic in Spotlight in Virtual UN General Assembly
Heads of state have emphasized the importance of global cooperation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic during the United Nations General Assembly, which was held virtually this year.
In this image made from UNTV video, Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, speaks in a pre-recorded message which was played during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at United Nations headquarters in New York. The U.N.\'s first virtual meeting of world leaders started Tuesday with pre-recorded speeches from some of the planet\'s biggest powers, kept at home by the coronavirus pandemic that will likely be a dominant theme at their video gathering this year.
Heads of state have emphasized the importance of global cooperation in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic during the United Nations General Assembly, which was held virtually this year.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in his first-ever address at the assembly, emphasized the urgency of cooperation, particularly in the health, social and economic sectors to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit a number of vital sectors hard.