FILE PHOTO: Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid poses after an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2020. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations COVID-19 vaccination honor system will remain in place for presidents, prime ministers and diplomats who enter the General Assembly Hall next week and they are not required to show proof of immunization.
General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid notified the 193-member U.N. member states of the plan on Thursday in a letter, seen by Reuters, after telling them on Tuesday that he supported a New York City demand that proof was required and would work with U.N. chief Antonio Guterres to implement it.
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