Secretary-General António Guterres (fourth from left) attends a Service at the Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London, to mark the 80th anniversary of the first United Nations General Assembly meeting, which was held at the same venue in 1946. At third from right is Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Secretary-General is in London to take part in a special event, organized by the UN Association in the United Kingdom (UNA-UK) to mark the 80th anniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly.Mohamed Rabi A. Yusuf, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of January, chairs 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.Participants attend the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”.Masih Alinejad (centre), Journalist and Political Dissident, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Iran). At left is Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, and at right is Ahmad Batebi, Human Rights Activist and Journalist.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.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) speaks with Eduardo Kobra, artist, (right) during the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”. A stamp was unveiled with a motive of the mural painted by Eduardo Kobra during the event. Mr. Kobra is from São Paulo, Brazil and the mural was a donation from the Permanent Mission of Brazil, tied to the commemoration of the 200th year anniversary of Brazil's Independence (7 September 1822). The theme of the artwork is Sustainable Development, in particular the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising Earth’s ability to meet the needs of future generations. The mural was installed on the west façade of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Building in September 2022.A girls' school in Gaza. December 1990.The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at Central Hall in London, United Kingdom. A general view of Central Hall showing the delegation of the United Kingdom.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.Secretary-General António Guterres (in the background) briefs reporters on his priorities for 2026. "As we begin this year, we are determined to choose actions that generate concrete and positive reactions – as called for in the Pact for the Future. Reactions of peace, of justice, of responsibility, and of progress in our troubled times," said the Secretary-General.An UNTAC civic education team travels by boat to a Cambodian island to publicize voting procedures.Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the 70th plenary meeting of the General Assembly plenary meeting held to hear the Report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization and the priorities of the Secretary-General for 2026.The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at Central Hall in London, United Kingdom. Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, addressing the General Assembly.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.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.A view of the United Nations Headquarters as seen from Long Island City.Woman seated on a rocky ledge looking at the terraced valley below, Al Jabin.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.The International Development Association (IDA), an affiliate of the World Bank, is helping the Government of Kenya finance a high priority education programme, designed primarily to upgrade farmers' skills and, in turn, to increase agricultural productivity. Farmers are given practical instruction by means of mobile units. These Masai herdsmen, who are seen with their cattle near a watering hole, will benefit from the wells and storage troughs the programme will bring to this area [near Nairobi].Secretary-General António Guterres (right) pours water in a glass for Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, during the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”.UNICEF supplies the Zarghuna Girls School with educational supplies, teachers' training, and assists in repairing the infrastructure. The school has more that 2,600 children enrolled, ranging from 7 to 20 years old.

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