The 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly officially opens in New York on Tuesday. 

It kicks off nearly three weeks of meetings and conferences, including the high-level General Debate, attracting political leaders from across the world.

This year COVID-19, climate change and recent events in Afghanistan are expected to dominate the discourse.

But the pandemic means the event will once again be a mostly virtual affair.

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