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A wide view of the Security Council Chamber during voting on the situation in Somalia. The voting results were 15-0-0.Barbara Woodward, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters on the Security Council programme of work for the month.The Security Council observes a minute of silence upon the news of the death of former Secretary of State of the United States of America, Madeleine K. Albright.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. Noting that climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution threaten lives, jobs and health the world over, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday that it was essential “to make peace with nature.” A view of a dark Secretariat Building and the New York City skyline from across the East River.Members of the A3 Group (Gabon, Ghana and Kenya) brief reporters on Libya. From left to right: Harold Adlai Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Michel Xavier Biang, Permanent Representative of the Gabonese Republic to the United Nations, and Michael Kapkiai Kiboino, Deputy Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations.Nicolas de Rivière (left), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, and Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, brief reporters on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the 1619 Project, addresses the General Assembly commemorative plenary meeting to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.Secretary-General António Guterres meets with United States Senators. From left to right: Joni Ernst of Iowa, Susan Collins of Maine, Secretary-General, and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire.The public hearing of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation) was concluded today. Oral arguments were presented by Ukraine. The Russian Federation did not participate in the hearing. A wide view of the courtroom on the first day of the hearings. Anton Korynevych, the Agent of Ukraine, stands at the podium.A view of the delegation from Sudan ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situations in the Sudan and South Sudan.A view of the meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva. Geir Pedersen (in focus), Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, attends the meeting.Geir O. Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, briefs reporters before the opening of the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) launches the Expert Group on Net-Zero Commitments. Speaking is Catherine McKenna, chair of the group.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Eric L. Adams (front), Mayor of New York City.Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on the war in Ukraine. "Today, I am announcing that in the exercise of my good offices, I have asked Martin Griffiths, the Coordinator of our humanitarian work worldwide, immediately to explore with the parties involved the possible agreements and arrangements for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine," said the Secretary-General.Catherine Marchi-Uhel, Head of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Persons Responsible for the Most Serious Crimes under International Law Committed in the Syrian Arab Republic since March 2011 (IIIM), addresses the General Assembly meeting on prevention of armed conflict.Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, stands in the Security Council Chamber prior to the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, delivers its Order on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Ukraine in the case concerning Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). By a vote of 13 to two, with Vice-President Kirill Gevorgian of Russia and Judge Xue Hanqin of China dissenting, the ICJ ruled that Russia “shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on 24 February.” Representatives of Ukraine hold a press briefing following the Court's ruling.A wide view of the Security Council Chamber as Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen), President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.Linda Thomas-Greenfield (centre), Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, delivers a joint statement following a Security Council meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on behalf of Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Secretary-General António Guterres meets (centre right) with the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change. From left to right are: Paloma Costa, Nathan Metenier, Archana Soreng, the Secretary-General, Sophia Kianni and Vladislav Kaim.Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of March, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He arrived in Bunia, the provincial capital of Ituri, in the eastern DRC. This is the first stop on his three-day visit to the DRC that will take him to Goma and Kinshasa. A view of some of the internally displaced persons (IDP) in the camp in Roe, 80 km from Bunia, in the territory of Djugu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Between 65,000 and 70,000 internally displaced persons (IDP) live here, under the protection of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), in the largest IDP camp in Ituri.

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