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.Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro.Philippe Lazzarini (left), Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks with Ian Phillips, Director of the News and Media Division of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, on the current situation in Gaza and Lebanon as well as the future of the agency.A view of participants in the press briefing with co-signatories of the letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel. Behind is a view of Picasso’s Guernica tapestry.Niemat Ahmadi, Founder and President of Darfur Women Action Group, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan. The Council heard reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.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.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]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.UN K-9 Unit member Tango poses for a photo after sweeping the Security Council Chamber ahead of a meeting.Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of United Kingdom and President of the Security Council for the Month of November, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan. The Security Council voted on a draft resolution on protection of civilians in Sudan. The resolution would have called on the warring parties to immediately cease hostilities and engage in dialogue in good faith. The resolution received 14 votes in favour, one vote against (Russian Federation). The resolution was not adopted due to the veto by one of the Permanent Members of the Security Council (Russian Federation).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).UN Staff at work in the Security Council Chamber during the Council meeting on peace and security in Africa.Peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Blue Line between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh.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).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]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.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.Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), speaks during the meeting with the Special Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee). The meeting first heard an introductory statement by the UNRWA Commissioner General and held a question-and-answer period and general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

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