Biden, UN chief discuss ‘strengthened partnership’ on COVID-19, climate

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NEW YORK — U.S. President-elect Joe Biden spoke with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Biden’s transition team said, discussing the need for a “strengthened partnership” to combat COVID-19 pandemic and climate change – two areas where President Donald Trump shunned a multilateral approach.

Trump has referred to climate change as a “hoax” and in 2017 pulled the United States out of a global accord to tackle climate change – a decision which took effect on Nov. 4. Biden has pledged to rejoin the deal, which was agreed in 2015.

Trump also cut funding to the World Health Organization and also announced plans for the United States to withdraw from the global body -…

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