India to take up issues like terrorism, vaccines, climate change at UNGA: Ambassador Tirumurti
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the U.N. General Assembly on September 25
India will use its voice at the high-level United Nations General Assembly to forcefully take up global issues such as terrorism, climate change, equitable and affordable access to vaccines, Indo-Pacific and U.N. reforms, the country’s envoy to the world organisation has said.
The COVID-19 pandemic and developments in Afghanistan are expected to dominate the 76th UNGA session, India’s Permanent Representative to the U.N. Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti told PTI.
Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic and its humanitarian impact, other issues likely to dominate the high-level segment of the session include the global economic slowdown, terrorism and related issues, climate change, ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, recent developments in Afghanistan and U.N. Security Council reforms, he said.
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