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As an opening of the UN Water Conference, Water Advocate and Ultramarathon Runner, Mina Guli finishes her 200th marathon in a year at the UN Headquarters and hands over a SDG6 flag signed by people across the world to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan.In Torit, South Sudan, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) carries out mechanical and manual demining exercises. The team uses mine detection dogs, as well. Dmitry Titov, Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (not pictured) watched the team's activities today.Miguel Ceara Hatton (second from left), Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, opens the Interactive Dialogue on “Water for Health: Access to WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), including the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation”.A wide view as Emomali Rahmon (centre left at dais), President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (centre right at dais) open the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028.El-Ghassim Wane (not pictured), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), visits the Ménaka Region in Mali, together with officials from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). A MINUSMA convoy led by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) is heading to the internally displaced people's (IDP) site of Tin-Fadimata located in the dunes of Ménaka.Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right) meets with camp residents at the Jeddah Rehabilitation Centre, in the Ninewa Governorate, Iraq. The Secretary-General is visiting Iraq to underscore the UN’s commitment to support Iraq in the consolidation of its democratic institutions and advancing peace, sustainable development and human rights for all Iraqis. The Secretary-General called for inclusive dialogue and praised the Government’s ambitious and forward-looking reform agenda as well as its efforts to allow the Iraqis outside the country to return. The Secretary-General met with government officials in Baghdad as well as with Kurdistan Regional Government officials in Erbil. He also met with youth and women’s rights groups, and visited the National Museum of Iraq and a Rehabilitation Centre for internally displaced people (IDP's).Cristina Duarte (left), Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General, briefs the Security Council meeting on the impact of development policies in the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative, under the theme Peace and security in Africa. At right is Mirko Manzoni, Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Mozambique.Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, Prime Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu, briefs reporters on the draft resolution sponsored by Vanuatu and other Member States requesting an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.The Director of the Security Council signals the beginning of the Security Council meeting on the impact of development policies in the implementation of the Silencing the Guns initiative, under the theme Peace and security in Africa.The United Nations commemorates Earth Hour by turning off the lights at UN Headquarters and other buildings around the world. Earth Hour is a global initiative commemorated annually on the last Saturday of March to focus attention on people-driven solutions to protect the planet and build a sustainable future. A view of a dark Secretariat Building and the New York City skyline from across the East River.El-Ghassim Wane (standing at left), Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), visits the Ménaka Region in Mali, together with officials from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Mr. Wane reviews the troops from Togo and Nigeria serving with MINUSMA in the Ménaka Region in Mali.On 6 October 1973 hostilities broke out again in the Middle East. The Security Council held several urgent meetings and on 22 October called for a cease-fire. Three days later, on 25 October, it decided to send a 7,000-man U.N. Emergency Force (UNEF) to the area to observe the cease-fire and to do its best to prevent a recurrence of the fighting. The first elements of the new Force arrived in Cairo the next day. The Force consists of contingents from Austria, Canada, Finland, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Panama, Peru, Poland, Senegal and Sweden, and is under the command of Lt. Gen. Ensio Siilasvuo of Finland. Contingents from Kenya and Nepal are expected to join the Force. Military observers of the U.N. Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine (UNTSO), which has been serving in five-States in the Middle East-Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria - since 1948, are co-operating with UNEF in fulfilling its tasks. The Force is also working closely with the International Committee of the Red Cross in its humanitarian endeavours. On 24 January 1974 a disengagement agreement was reached between Egypt and Israel. As a result of that agreement and pending a final settlement, UNEF troops will be stationed in a buffer zone separating the forces of the two countries on the east bank of the Suez Canal. A German shepherd dog of the Swedish Battalion with UNEF showing its ability to sniff mines at a Mine Training Course being held at a mock-up minefield staged at Shams Camp near Cairo. Engineering Officers from all UNEF contingents as well as logistic teams were informed of the various types of Egyptian and Israeli mines.A view of a Water Action sign at UN Headquarters during the UN 2023 Water Conference.Wrestlers from Yirol, Lakes State and Bor, Jonglei State meet for a friendly competition promoting peaceful coexistence among cattle keepers. The event was organized by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and South Sudan Wrestling Federation and took place in the city of Juba, South Sudan. Children attending the event.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) speaks with Csaba Kőrösi, President of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, ahead of the commemorative General Assembly meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the theme: “Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education”.Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) addresses the General Assembly on the request for an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the obligations of States in respect of climate change. "Climate justice is both a moral imperative and a prerequisite for effective global climate action. The climate crisis can only be overcome through cooperation – between peoples, cultures, nations, generations," said the Secretary-General.A view of participants during the event “2025 International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation” taking place during the UN 2023 Water Conference.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) and Emine Erdoğan (third from left), First Lady of the Republic of Türkiye, visit the “Memorial Wall for Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Major Earthquakes in Türkiye”.A view of participants at the dais during a break in a meeting of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028. Standing in centre is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) greets King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during the opening of the United Nations Conference on the Midterm Comprehensive Review of the Implementation of the Objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028.

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