Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (right) meets with Maria Granados Galiano, Secretary of State for International Cooperation of Spain.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.Peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Blue Line between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh.Ahmed Attaf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad of Algeria and President of the Security Council for the month of January, chairs the Security Council meeting on cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security, with a focus on Cooperation between the UN and League of Arab States.The U.N. Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was created by the U.N. Security Council in 1964 in an effort to prevent outbreaks of fighting between the Greek and Turkish communities in the island republic founded four years earlier. It has been in existence ever since. On 15 July 1974 a decade of relative peace on the island was broken when the country's National Guard led by Greek officers staged a coup against the Government of Archbishop Makarios and Turkish troops landed in the Kyrenia area a few days later. On 20 July the Security Council called for a cease-fire and has reiterated the call in subsequent resolutions but fighting between the two communities and their allies has continued. Representatives of Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom, the three guarantor powers of Cyprus's 1960 Constitution, meeting in Geneva late in July and early in August, failed to arrive at a formula for peace in the island. Military representatives of the three powers are working closely with UNFICYP on the island in an effort to establish cease-fire demarcation lines. UNFICYP is at present attempting to limit further hostilities and cease-fire violations, and has mounted a relief operation for destitute Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The total present strength of UNFICYP is over three thousand men from Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Members of the Canadian Contingent in ""LYNX"" armoured vehicles patrolling the Green Line in Nicosia.An M-113 and other vehicles are seen at UN Position 12 which is near the village of Arne at the foot of Mt. Hermon. These vehicles had just arrived from Hotel Base on Mt. Hermon. During the Winter UN Positions on Mt. Hermon become isolated.Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.Members of the Austrian Battalion Ski Patrol about to leave Hotel Base on Mt. Hermon. During the winter, UN Positions on Mt. Hermon become isolated.Captain Alois R. Karlbauer (right), Operations Officer, Austrian Battalion, briefing junior officers at Hotel South, on Mt. Hermon. During the winter UN positions on Mt. Hermon become isolated.UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri inaugurated a newly built police station in Mambassa, in Ituri district, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The station is to house a special unit for the protection of women and children. The Deputy High commissioner is on a six-day visit to the country, from 22 to 28 August. A UN helicopter with the Deputy High Commissioner arriving in Mambassa.Philippe Lazzarini (left), Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, attend the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta and Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science Data Science, Neural Science, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at New York University, addresses the Security Council meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Artificial Intelligence.Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America, chairs the Security Council meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security and Artificial Intelligence.Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).Mateus Pedro Luemba, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Angola to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Council heard a Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).A view of Manhattan and the East River looking south from UN headquarters.Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. The Secretary-General welcomed the announcement of the deal and said "Our priority must be to ease the tremendous suffering caused by this conflict. The United Nations stands ready to support the implementation of this deal and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue to suffer. It is imperative that this ceasefire removes the significant security and political obstacles to delivering aid across Gaza so that we can support a major increase in urgent lifesaving humanitarian support. The humanitarian situation is at catastrophic levels." And he continued: "This deal is a critical first step, but we must mobilize all efforts to also advance broader goals, including the preservation of the unity, contiguity, and integrity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Palestinian unity is essential for achieving lasting peace and stability, and I emphasize that unified Palestinian governance must remain a top priority."An installation ceremony of the national flags of the countries of the newly elected non-permanent members to serve on the United Nations Security Council for the 2025-2026 term is shown being held at UN Headquarters. The five new non-permanent members are Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia. Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, installs the flag of her country.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro.Volker Türk (on screens), United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Ban Ki-moon, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.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]

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