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Trump likely to address UN General Assembly session in person

For the first time in the UNs 75-year history, the annual General Assembly session will be held virtually and Heads of State and Government will not be physically attending the annual gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic

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US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on donating plasma at the American Red Cross National Headquarters. Pic/ AFP

US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on donating plasma at the American Red Cross National Headquarters. Pic/ AFP

US President Donald Trump is likely to travel to New York to attend the annual UN General Assembly session in September, the only world leader to address this year's virtual high-level week in person, the US envoy to the UN said. We're hoping that President Trump will actually be speaking in person in the General Assembly. He will be the only world leader to be speaking in person, US Ambassador Kelly Craft said Thursday at a virtual briefing.

Craft added that with the UN commemorating its 75th anniversary this year, that makes it even more special that we really take the virtual and amplify it to be able to celebrate the 75th and obviously we're going to be focused on human rights issues, on transparency, accountability because anytime during COVID where the American taxpayers have really stepped up on a personal level, it's now.

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