section_path: Sidelines of the General Assembly
section_name: Sidelines of the General Assembly
paragraph_text: Sidelines of the General Assembly
  
  The annual session of the United Nations General Assembly is accompanied by independent meetings between world leaders, better known as meetings taking place on the sidelines of the Assembly meeting. The diplomatic congregation has also since evolved into a week attracting wealthy and influential individuals from around the world to New York City to address various agendas, ranging from humanitarian and environmental to business and political.