A view of Manhattan as seen from UN Headquarters at the end of the first day of the Summit of the Future.Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of November, chairs the Security Council meeting on the Central African region.A refugee family makes the most of the limited space in their prefabricated hut in Baqa'a Camp near Amman. As a result of contributions from governments, voluntary organizations and individuals, prefabricated huts offering better protection against the elements than the canvas tents they replaced, have been set up in the emergency camps in East Jordan. [circa 1970]UN Staff at work in the Security Council Chamber during the Council meeting on peace and security in Africa.Secretary-General António Guterres during a bilateral meeting with Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia (not pictured), at the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) in Cali, Colombia.Stacks of film reels in the Department of Public Information (DPI) audiovisual archives at UN Headquarters. The Department’s Audiovisual Services Section organized first-ever tours of the archives to commemorate World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, an observance launched by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Prefabricated huts offering better protection against the elements than the canvas tents they replaced have been set up in a number of refugee camps in East Jordan. Contributions for the shelters came from governments, voluntary organizations and individuals. [circa 1972]Peacekeepers from Italy serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) on a foot patrol with the Lebanese Armed Forces along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.Peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Blue Line between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh.The Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2753 (2024) on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) transition into United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS). Resolution 2753 (2024) takes note of the letter dated 30 August 2024 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, which contained the Federal Government of Somalia’s proposal for the transition of UNSOM to the United Nations Country Team over a two-year period. The Security Council decided that UNSOM, whose mandate is set out in resolution 2158 (2014) and resolution 2592 (2021), and most recently extended by resolution 2705 (2023), shall be called the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) and that UNTMIS shall begin the formal transition of its functions from 1 November 2024. UNTMIS shall deliver a first phase of its transition until 31 October 2025.A Peacekeeper from Indonesia serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) on a patrol in the vicinity of El Odaisseh along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.UN K-9 Unit member Tango poses for a photo after sweeping the Security Council Chamber ahead of a meeting.Three men on a motorcycle pass by a check point at the town of Tyre in south Lebanon. The check point is manned by Peacekeepers from the Republic of Korea serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).Hillary Clinton, 67th Secretary of State of the United States and Former First Lady, delivers a keynote address during the event held to commemorate the 15-Year anniversary of the establishment of the mandate on Sexual Violence in Conflict. The event was organized by the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.A Peacekeeper from France serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) on a logistical convoy that visited several UN positions in the area of operations of UNIFIL in south Lebanon.Three pure-bred Jersey heifers and a bull were loaded today aboard the SS Mohamid Ali el Kebir at Hoboken for shipment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's newly established Agricultural Training Centre at Beit Hanoon (Gaza). The cattle will form the nucleus for an experimental herd at the Centre, which is the first to be created by UNRWA for the purpose of training young Palestinian Arab refugees in various phases of agriculture. The shipment is made possible by the co-operation of Heifer Project, Inc., through which the cattle were donated. Left to right: Mr. Jay Crist, Mr. Robert Zeigler (representative of Heifer Project, Inc.), Mr. Harold Armstrong (caretaker), Mr. Warren Yohe, and Mr. David Sisson (UNRWA representative).Employees work on the digitalization of a manuscript at the SAVAMA-DCI building. The fifth step of the preservation process is to digitalize each page to facilitate the access to the manuscripts and to avoid damages due to the usage. One employee places the page under a camera while another takes the picture of it using a special software.

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