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Flags Avenue As delegates and staffers gear up to tackle another day at UN Headquarters, a quiet yet stirring tradition unfolds: the raising of flags representing all Member States. UN Photo Essay by Manuel Elías. View at: tinyurl.com/UN-Photo-Essay…

Flags Avenue

As delegates and staffers gear up to tackle another day at UN Headquarters, a quiet yet stirring tradition unfolds: the raising of flags representing all Member States.  

UN Photo Essay by Manuel Elías. View at: tinyurl.com/UN-Photo-Essay…
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Today is #HumanRightsDay on theme "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now" See our Photo Essay on #HumanRights : bit.ly/UNPhotoHumanRi… A woman walks through a field in Bamyan, Afghanistan. UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein

Today is #HumanRightsDay on theme "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now"

See our Photo Essay on #HumanRights : 
bit.ly/UNPhotoHumanRi…

A woman walks through a field in Bamyan, Afghanistan.

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#Onthisday in 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy, Frank Aiken and Adlai E. Stevenson attend a concert in the UN General Assembly Hall to Commemorate the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights #HumanRightsDay UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata

#Onthisday in 1964 Jacqueline Kennedy, Frank Aiken and Adlai E. Stevenson attend a concert in the UN General Assembly Hall to Commemorate the Universal Declaration of #HumanRights
#HumanRightsDay 

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A Peacekeeper from France serving with UNIFIL in south Lebanon in July. See more UN photos from 2024: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz

A Peacekeeper from France serving with <a href="/UNIFIL_/">UNIFIL</a> in south Lebanon in July.

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A detail view of the Trusteeship Council Chamber during the Summit of the Future Action Day Two in September. See more UN photos from 2024: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Laura Jarriel

A detail view of the Trusteeship Council Chamber during the Summit of the Future Action Day Two in September. 

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Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with UNIFIL in Tyre, Lebanon, in February. See more UN photos from 2024: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz

Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with <a href="/UNIFIL_/">UNIFIL</a>  in Tyre, Lebanon, in February. 

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Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi, and Meryl Streep walk to a press briefing after a meeting on "The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan" in September. 2024 in UN photos: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Mark Garten

Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, <a href="/Fawziakoofi77/">Fawzia Koofi</a>, and Meryl Streep walk to a press briefing after a meeting on "The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan" in September.

2024 in UN photos: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto

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A view of participants in the press briefing with co-signatories of the letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel with a view of Picasso’s Guernica tapestry behind. More UN photos from 2024: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Manuel Elías

A view of participants in the press briefing with co-signatories of the letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel with a view of Picasso’s Guernica tapestry behind. 

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UN Photo wishes you a Happy 2025! A member of the Tarumi Violin Program performs during the Peace Bell Ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of Peace in September. More UN photos from 2024: bit.ly/2024UNPhoto UN Photo/Mark Garten

UN Photo wishes you a Happy 2025! 

A member of the Tarumi Violin Program performs during the Peace Bell Ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of Peace in September. 

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Experience the energy of Kigali through the UN Photo essay Vibrant Kigali by Manuel Elías. Born from an assignment marking 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsis, it captures Rwanda's capital as it stands today—youthful, bustling, warm, and alive. tinyurl.com/49snjd95

Experience the energy of Kigali through the UN Photo essay Vibrant Kigali by Manuel Elías. Born from an assignment marking 30 years since the genocide against the Tutsis, it captures Rwanda's capital as it stands today—youthful, bustling, warm, and alive.

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Peacekeepers from Austria serving with United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Middle East UN Disengagement Observer Force on Ski Patrol from the base on Mt. Hermon in 1975. UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata

Peacekeepers from Austria serving with United Nations Disengagement Observer Force in the Middle East <a href="/UNDOF/">UN Disengagement Observer Force</a> on Ski Patrol from the base on Mt. Hermon in 1975.

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On #WomenInScience Day, we celebrate young minds shaping the future. Students at a UNRWA school for girls in Wihdat Camp, Jordan, explore science, supported by the United Nations. #WomenInSTEM #EducationForAll UN Photo/Mark Garten

On #WomenInScience Day, we celebrate young minds shaping the future. Students at a UNRWA school for girls in Wihdat Camp, Jordan, explore science, supported by the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a>.  #WomenInSTEM #EducationForAll

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On #InternationalWomensDay, we honor Afghan women who fought for rights through generations. See the UN Photo essay "Unveiled: A History of Afghan Women's Rights": media.un.org/photo/en/photo… #IWD2025 #WomensRights

On #InternationalWomensDay, we honor Afghan women who fought for rights through generations. 

See the UN Photo essay "Unveiled: A History of Afghan Women's Rights": media.un.org/photo/en/photo…

#IWD2025 #WomensRights
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We mourn His Holiness Pope Francis - "a transcendent voice for peace, human dignity, social justice" - Secretary-General António Guterres Pope Francis addresses the UN General Assembly in 2015 UN Photo/Kim Haughton

We mourn His Holiness Pope Francis - "a transcendent voice for peace, human dignity, social justice" - Secretary-General <a href="/antonioguterres/">António Guterres</a> 

Pope Francis addresses the UN General Assembly in 2015

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رفع العلم السوري ذي النجمات الثلاث في المقر الدائم للأمم المتحدة في نيويورك، بحضور وزير الخارجية السوري أسعد الشيباني والمبعوث الأممي إلى سوريا غير بيدرسون. الصور: UN Photo United Nations Photo

رفع العلم السوري ذي النجمات الثلاث في المقر الدائم للأمم المتحدة في نيويورك، بحضور وزير الخارجية السوري أسعد الشيباني والمبعوث الأممي إلى سوريا غير بيدرسون.
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Today, the new flag of the Syrian Arab Republic was raised during an event at United Nations Headquarters in New York. A bystander watches the occasion. #UN #Syria #UnitedNations UN Photo/Mark Garten

Today, the new flag of the Syrian Arab Republic was raised during an event at United Nations Headquarters in New York. A bystander watches the occasion. #UN #Syria #UnitedNations 

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80 years ago today at the San Francisco Conference, Russian delegates read news of WWII in Europe's end. The conference resulted in the UN Charter that reads: “We the Peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ...” UN Photo

80 years ago today at the San Francisco Conference, Russian delegates read news of WWII in Europe's end. The conference resulted in the UN Charter that reads: “We the Peoples of the United Nations determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war ...” 

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The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ended last week at UNHQ, advancing Indigenous Rights. #weareindigenous @un4indigenous The UN Photo essay Culture Bearers, celebrates the meanings embedded in indigenous dress: tinyurl.com/3t8hcw3e UN Photo/Manuel Elías

The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ended last week at UNHQ, advancing Indigenous Rights. #weareindigenous @un4indigenous    

The UN Photo essay Culture Bearers, celebrates the meanings embedded in indigenous dress: tinyurl.com/3t8hcw3e     

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Annalena Baerbock, candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the 80th session, speaks during the #UNGA dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of #UNGA80. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Annalena Baerbock, candidate for the position of President of the General Assembly for the 80th session, speaks during the #UNGA dialogue with the candidate for the position of President of #UNGA80.
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“I am deeply grateful and humbled to have the honour to serve all of you and preside over the General Assembly during its 80th Session,” said Annalena Baerbock, President-elect of the 80th session of the #UNGA. UN Photo/Manuel Elías

“I am deeply grateful and humbled to have the honour to serve all of you and preside over the General Assembly during its 80th Session,” said Annalena Baerbock, President-elect of the 80th session of the #UNGA.
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