Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.A view of participants attending the opening event for the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development, 2026. The event is co-organised by Permanent Missions of Germany and Kazakhstan in collaboration with United Nations Volunteers.A view of the screen prior to the resumed General Assembly 69th plenary meeting on the Report of the Fifth Committee.An installation ceremony of the national flags of the countries of the newly elected non-permanent members to serve on the United Nations Security Council for the term 2026-2027 was held today at UN Headquarters. The five new non-permanent members are Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia. From left to right are Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations, Noella Ayeganagato Nakwipone, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Congo, Leonor Zalabata Torres, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations, Kairat Umarov, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Middle East, Asia and the Pacific in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations, and Lewis Garseedah Brown II, Permanent Representative of Republic of Liberia to the United Nations.Mohamed Al Hassan (not pictured), Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), attended the opening of the Grand Nuri Mosque and Al-Tahra Church in Mosul, Iraq, in the presence of Mohammed Shia` Al-Sudani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, as well as Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates. "As we celebrate the rehabilitation of this mosque and its neighbor Al-Tahra Church, we are not celebrating the stones that have been rebuilt, but we are celebrating the revival of the Iraqi spirit. It is the symbol for the return of life, a mark of rejection of extremism, and the restoration of the values of co-existence that have been and remain a beacon of this country. I say this publicly: Mosul has returned and will return, and I call for the lifting of restrictions on Mosul and its people," said Mr. Al Hassan at the ceremony that celebrated the results of UNESCO’s reconstruction work under its Revive the Spirit of Mosul initiative, symbolizing a collective triumph of resilience, coexistence, and global solidarity. A view of Mosul with the Al-Tahra Church in the foreground.Samuel Moncada, Permanent Representative of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations, briefs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security, regarding the situation in Venezuela.An undergraduate student born without arms or legs uses a typewriter at the Western Australian Institute of Technology in Perth. [1980]Most nations have laws that prohibit child labor. Yet throughout the world, children in large numbers can be seen toiling in sweatshops, hauling concrete, tilling fields, plucking garbage or peddling shoes. Children in La Paz tending a Bolivian cemetary.Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed (right) meets Barham Salih, incoming UN High Commissioner for Refugees.Members of the UN Security Council are visiting the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, Lebanon as part of their mission to reaffirm support for Lebanon’s stability and review progress on Resolution 1701. They also visited the UN Position 1-31 along the Blue Line near the village of Alma Chaab, where they observed the situation on the ground firsthand.At the critical moment, Dr. Ralph J Bunche, a high U.N. official, took over the work of mediation - the most difficult assignement for peace-makers anywhere. However, his patience and faith in the U.N. succeeded in exerting effective conciliatory influence. [Exact date unknown]UN Security Officer Gonzalez and his K-9 partner Hana pose for a photo on the second day of the 80th General Assembly Debate at UN Headquarters.UN Secretary-General António Guterres (fourth from right) and members of his senior staff meet for a moment of appreciation in honor of Annalena Baerbock, (fifth from right) President of the Eightieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.In defiance of numerous UN decisions the South African Government continues to refuse to withdraw from Namibia It has imposed its policy of apartheid and will not allow the UN Council for Namibia to take over and guide the territory towards independence. The UN Council for Namibia insists that genuine independence is only possible under UN auspices. Supporters of South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) demanding United Nations supervised elections at a rally in Windhoek.A view of the “Non-Violence” or “Knotted Gun” sculpture by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on the UN Visitors Plaza at UN Headquarters in the morning of the fifth day of 80th General Assembly Debate.A view of the United Nations Headquarters as seen from Long Island City.Mozambique, which is situated in Africa, lies south of the Equator and faces the Indian Ocean and the Mozambique Channel. It is 783,030 square kilometres in area and at the 1970 census it had a population of 8,233,834. In 1960 the General Assembly declared Mozambique to be a non-self-governing territory under the administration of Portugal. Because Portugal refuses to grant the people of the Territory the right to self-determination and independence, FRELIMO (the Mozambique Liberation Front) has been engaged since 1964 in an armed struggle to free the Territory from Portuguese colonial rule. More than a million Mozambicans live in the areas liberated by FRELIMO, which cover more than a quarter of the country. The United Nations has recognized the legitimacy of the struggle of the peoples of the territories under Portuguese domination to achieve self-determination and independence. A section of the FRELIMO army on the move.Countries in the Sahel, a band of land on the southern edge of the Sahara, are still affected by a crisis of alarming proportions. Drought and famine which have manifested themselves since the late 1960s, still continue. School children in Kaona. April 1986.Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, visits the headquarters of United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, Lebanon, in order to underscore the importance of reinforcing Lebanon’s state institutions and strengthening the UN–Lebanon security cooperation.In the late 1970s war and civil strife had devastating effects on Kampuchea, causing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes and seek food and refuge in neighboring Thailand. UN relief agencies and cooperating independent groups responded to the crisis by helping to establish refugee camps along the border and taking in food, medical supplies and other essentials. More than 50 UN member nations, responding to appeals by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, donated over $200 million in 1980 alone to fund these efforts. Medical supplies are unloaded from a Red Cross Plane at an airstrip in Thailand. The supplies will then be taken to refugee camps located along the border with Kampuchea. [No exact date]

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