Six years after COVID-19 forced the U.N. General Assembly's annual meeting of world leaders to go virtual for the first time ever, pandemics no longer dominate the conversation at the global gathering. ↧ UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a spe... Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assembly’s leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda