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Is the UN past the point of no return? World leaders debate in New York next week

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The United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades .

It’s a place for long speeches, private country-to-country whisper sessions, and group meetings on everything from regulating artificial intelligence to global conflicts.

This year features a UN once again caught in a debate over its relevancy while attempting to stem wars in Gaza , Ukraine and Sudan .

The US presidential race also looms.

The US and China are by far the biggest funders to the UN .

The final summit document, called the Pact for the Future , aims to provide a blueprint on how to tackle critical issues like conflicts, climate change, security council reform and regulation of artificial intelligence.