Trudeau Co-Hosts Summit to Develop Global Pandemic Response

Trudeau Co-Hosts Summit to Develop Global Pandemic Response
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a daily briefing outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada, on May 8, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has opened a major United Nations conference today aimed at developing a co-ordinated global response to mitigate the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The conference comes just as Canada is competing for one of two non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council next month against Norway and Ireland.