US President Donald Trump speaks during the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on September 24, 2019 -- this year's edition of the meeting may end up being held by videoconference AFP/Ludovic MARIN

UNITED NATIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic makes it "unlikely" that world leaders and thousands of other participants will be able to gather in New York in September for the annual UN General Assembly, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said.