PM Modi to address high-level segment of UNESC today

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ For the first time after getting elected as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a broader UN membership today (July 17, 2020) in an annual High-Level Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNESC) session.

The Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address virtually at this year’s High-Level Segment from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. (local time) at the UN in New York. He will be speaking at the valedictory session along with the Prime Minister of Norway and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

The annual High-level Segment convenes a diverse group of high-level representatives from the government, the private sector, civil society and academia. The theme of this year’s High-level Segment is “Multilateralism after COVID19: What kind of UN do we need at the 75th anniversary”.