U.N. General Assembly warned Tuesday that unilateralism will only strengthen the COVID-19 pandemic and called for a new commitment to global co-operation, including on the fair and equitable distribution of vaccines.Turkish diplomat and politician Volkan Bozkir announced that the General Assembly will hold a high-level special session on the COVID-19 pandemic in early November, though diplomats said the date may slip.
He told a press conference later it would have been better to hold the meeting at an earlier time in the pandemic, suggesting June.
Coronavirus pandemic threatens peace, risks new conflicts: UN chief Bozkir took over the reins of the 193-member world body after taking the oath of office and being handed the large gavel.