A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).Philippe Lazzarini (left), Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks during the UNRWA Pledging Conference 2024 with the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. In the centre is Courtenay Rattray, Chef de Cabinet for the Secretary-General, and at right is Secretary-General António Guterres.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) visits the Hazrati Imam complex in Tashkent, UzbekistanMichael Imran Kanu, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August, chairs the the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Secretary-General Kofi Annan (right) meets with former South African President Nelson Mandela in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa today.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed holds up a conch as she meets with fishermen that are part of an organized community called Fisherfolk Association in Antigua and Barbuda. 

The Deputy Secretary-General attended the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), held from 27 to 30 May 2024 in St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda.Mastering the art of writing, Karachi.Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on polio in Gaza.

"Gaza is in a humanitarian freefall. Just when it seems the situation could not get worse for Palestinians in Gaza, the suffering grows – and the world watches, " said the Secretary-General, and continued: "Let’s be clear:  The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.  But in any case, a Polio Pause is a must. It is impossible to conduct a polio vaccination campaign with war raging all over."José Javier De La Gasca (at podium), Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the mandate renewal of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). At left is Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations.Louisa Baxter (on screen, left), Operations Lead for Save the Children’s Emergency Health Unit in Gaza, and Tor Wennesland (on screen, right), Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, and  briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.In 2003 the United Nations country teams and their partners continue to work together to address the urgent needs of 12.6 million in Ethiopia. According to humanitarian agencies, the lives of the people are threatened by the consequences of war and the devastating drought, which has affected the country for several years in a row.

The peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea is at a critical stage. The completion of the peace process would allow the parties to address the humanitarian emergency caused by the protracted drought and the effects of a long conflict between the two countries. 

This photo is taken in the Sitti Zone, formerly known as Shinile, a zone in Somali Region in eastern Ethiopia.

Students in a classroom in Ethiopia.Musa Timothy Kabba (centre), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone and President of the Security Council for the month of August, briefs reporters on the launch of an initiative for Joint Action for the New Agenda for Peace to foster conflict prevention. With him are Representatives of Slovenia and Switzerland.A detailed view of the sculpture "Arrival" in the garden of UN Headquarters. The sculpture is created by John Behan and was a gift of the people of Ireland to the United Nations.In 2003 the United Nations country teams and their partners continue to work together to address the urgent needs of 12.6 million in Ethiopia. According to humanitarian agencies, the lives of the people are threatened by the consequences of war and the devastating drought, which has affected the country for several years in a row.

The peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea is at a critical stage. The completion of the peace process would allow the parties to address the humanitarian emergency caused by the protracted drought and the effects of a long conflict between the two countries. 

This photo is taken in the Sitti Zone, formerly known as Shinile, a zone in Somali Region in eastern Ethiopia.

A group of women in the Somali Region in eastern Ethiopia.Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) hears a presentation by a member of the newly established Youth for Water and Climate Network of Tajikistan supported by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The network aims to build capacity of young people to address climate challenges. 

The Secretary-General is on a visit to Central Asia. Tajikistan is his fourth stop after Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. The Secretary-General will then continue to Turkmenistan. He will hold meetings with each country's heads of state and other senior government officials. He will also visit projects related to climate change and speak with local communities and youth activists.Refugees arrive on United Nations helicopters in Sofala.The proceedings of the United Nations take place in full view of the public and the mass communications media of the world. The recently constituted television service of the Department of Public Information, in addition to kinescoped news coverage of events at United Nations Headquarters, prepares documentary programmes, news commentaries and interviews in seven languages for TV stations in three continents. 

A UN Staff member is in the process of editing some film footage. 

[Exact date unknown]Twelve-year-old Hanah Tambwe attends the celebration of World Kiswahili Language Day, held on the occasion of World Kiswahili Language Day (7 July). 

The is organized by the Permanent Mission of the United Republic of Tanzania.

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