UN General Assembly adopts new voting procedure for upcoming election of new members of the Security Council to enable social distancing during coronavirus pandemic
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers the opening address at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US on September 25, 2018.
Instead of meeting in the horseshoe-shaped assembly chamber at UN headquarters overlooking New York’s East River, ambassadors from the 193 UN member nations will cast secret ballots at a designated venue during spaced-out time slots. According to the new procedure, the president of the General Assembly will send a letter to all member states at least 10 working days before the first round of secret balloting for the two elections to inform them of the date, venue where ballots should be cast, and other relevant information.
The UN headquarters complex remains open for essential workers but Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ordered U.N. staff to work from home until June 30.
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