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What Are the United Nations and the General Assembly?

Here’s a look at what the 193-member United Nations does and how it works as leaders convene in New York for the annual General Assembly.

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As world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly's annual general debate, Colombia's former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate discusses the growing risks of autonomous weapons and AI

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AI and autonomous weapons are high on the agenda at the UN General Assembly

As world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly's annual general debate, Colombia's former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate discusses the growing risks of autonomous weapons and AI

U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.NYTimes – World
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U.N. General Assembly to Confront Familiar Crises, New Conflicts and A.I.

The United Nations is also searching for a replacement for António Guterres, who has served two terms as the secretary general and is stepping down.

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