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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ADDRESS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

New York, 22 September 2020

Mr. President, Excellencies, 

In a world turned upside down, this General Assembly Hall is among the strangest sights of all.   

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our annual meeting beyond recognition.  

But it has made it more important than ever.  

In January, I addressed the General Assembly and identified “four horsemen” in our midst —...