Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the situation in Lebanon after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.A view of Manhattan as seen from UN Headquarters at the end of the first day of the Summit of the Future.Lisa Doughten, Director of Financing and Partnerships Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez, Commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging, speaks during the 2024 Commemoration of International Day of Older Persons (1 October). The event is organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in collaboration with Permanent Mission of Argentina and NGO Committee on Ageing.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Phuperp, a local coffee farmer in Houaphanh, Laos. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership with the government of Laos, has worked to promote alternative livelihoods for local farmers in Houaphanh in eastern Laos, and other provinces particularly affected by the cultivation of poppy, from which opium is made.Peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Blue Line between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh.A sound engineer is ready for audio testing at UN Headquarters during the first Summit of the Future Action Day. The Summit of the Future offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change. It will pave a way to a better tomorrow that we can only shape together. In support of this vision and objectives, the Secretary-General of the United Nations is convening the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 to generate additional opportunities for the engagement of all actors.Fawziya Koofi (centre), former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, and Meryl Streep (right), actor, walk to a press conference following the "The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan" meeting. The meeting was about the situation of women in Afghanistan after a series of laws were enacted that formalized the systematic erasure of women and girls from public life.Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, arrives to brief reporters at UN Headquarters.The island of Niue is situated in an isolated position in the South Pacific Ocean approximately 300 miles east of the Kingdom of Tonga, 350 miles south-east of Samoa and 580 miles west of Rarotonga. The island which has an estimated population of 4142 people is administered by New Zealand. On the invitation of the Prime Minister of New Zealand and in accordance with the General Assembly resolution 3155 (XXVIII) of 14 December 1973, a mission composed of Yilma Tadesse (Ethiopia), Chairman, Gholam-Hossein Shahid-Nooray (Iran), and Horacio Arteage-Acosta (Venezuela) visited Niue from 30 August to 6 September 1974 to observe the proceedings relating to the act of self-determination by the Niuean people and to report to the General Assembly at its twenty-ninth session. Wearing flower garlands Niuean school girls performing a traditional dance. September 1974.Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).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).Pascale Christine Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of October, briefs reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month.UN K-9 Unit member Tango poses for a photo after sweeping the Security Council Chamber ahead of a meeting.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.A detailed view of the gavel as Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session. The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. On the screen is Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).A group of youngsters line up outside the school building of the Sea Beach Camp girls' school maintained by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip.Peacekeeper Laura Rozzoni serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepares for a daily patrol along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in the Middle East. "The conflict in the Middle East is getting worse by the hour" said the Secretary-General, and continued: "Every air strike, every missile launch, every rocket fired, pushes peace further out of reach and makes the suffering even worse for the millions of civilians caught in the middle. That is why we cannot and will not give up on our calls for an immediate ceasefire both in Gaza and Lebanon, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, and immediate lifesaving aid to all those who desperately need it. That is why we cannot and will not give up on our calls for irreversible action for a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. All people in the region deserve to live in peace."

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