Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, looks on during the official opening of the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. officials said they will meet on Thursday with over a dozen world leaders to discuss shoring up financial support for emerging economies, hit hard by the pandemic's economic fallout.
The online meeting comes amid surging coronavirus infections in developing countries and warnings it will cost more than the initially forecast $2.5 trillion (2 trillion pounds) for them to weather the crisis. It was convened by Canada, Jamaica and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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