UNGA converts into global stage of virtual diplomacy

The U.N. General Assembly opened its first virtual meeting of world leaders, forced by the pandemic to turn its global stage for diplomacy into a ghost village.

By Arete News - September 22, 2020

Security Council and General Assembly chambers at U.N. headquarters in New York (AN/Bud Ellison)

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