UN appoints Massari to lead pandemic prevention process

(ANSA) - NEW YORK, 21 GEN - The President of the UN General Assembly has appointed Ambassador Maurizio Massari, Italy's Permanent Representative to the UN Headquarters, together with his Vietnamese colleague Dang Hoang Giang to lead the intergovernmental process on the scope and modalities of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response to be held in 2026. This was announced by UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq.