This year’s UN General Assembly is being held largely online due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the world’s leaders are delivering prerecorded speeches at the New York summit.
Sources said Modi’s pre-recorded video statement is expected to air in the UN General Assembly hall in New York around 9 a.m. local time (6:30 p.m. IST) and added that it is scheduled as the first speaker in the morning.
Some of the priority issues for India at the current 75th session of the UN General Assembly will be to push for the strengthening of global action against terrorism, they said.
The sources said that India will promote greater transparency in the process of inclusion and exclusion of terrorist entities and individuals by the UN sanctions committees.
As one of the top troop-contributing nations to the UN, India will also seek to actively participate in finalizing the mandates for the UN peacekeeping mission, they said.
The sources said that continuing active participation in issues related to sustainable development and climate change will be another priority for India.
India will also highlight its role as a “pharmacy for the world” while explaining its contribution to global cooperation against COVID-19 by helping more than 150 countries, they said.
Sources said India’s role as a South-South development partner, especially in the context of the India-UN development partnership fund, will also be explained at the summit.
India will also reiterate its commitment to the idea of a global partnership in the framework of sustainable development goals, including climate change.
The sources said that India’s priorities will be to ensure inclusive and accountable solutions for international peace and security, an effective response to international terrorism, a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system, technology for all, and streamlining the peacekeeping of the United States. the ONU.
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