UNITED NATIONS - World leaders will send videos instead of physically gathering at the United Nations in September due to the coronavirus pandemic, the General Assembly decided on Wednesday , a move that paves the way for people wary of travelling to the United States - like North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un - to participate.
Traditionally hundreds of events are also held on the sidelines of the UN debate, but General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande wrote in a letter to states that they were"encouraged to move all side events to virtual platforms to limit the footprint and number of people in the UN building." As UN host country the United States agreed to grant entry to leaders and diplomats from all UN member states. However, diplomats say it regularly limits the delegation size of some of its adversaries, like Iran.
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