UN 13 APR – RIA Novosti. Member countries of the UN to discuss the possibility of reduction or transfer of coronavirus weeks high-level UN General Assembly, which is expected in September, said during the video briefing Deputy spokesman of the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq.
Answering the question that is now under way in the UN discussions about the possibility of postponing or reducing the format of the week the high-level UN General Assembly, Haq said: “I Think this discussion is now conducted at the level of member countries (UN – amended). This decision to accept member countries”.
According to him, the Secretariat submits to the member countries of the UN regarding the situation in the health sector in new York. “We’ll see what happens. At the moment, nothing to report on this. But we expect that these discussions will continue,” said Huck.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest who data, the world recorded almost 1.7 million infections, more than 105 thousand people died.
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