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Hidden away in the Hindu Kush mountains in northern Afghanistan, the spectacular ruins of an ancient Buddhist settlement at Bamian are at present hardly known to the outside world. But the recent opening of a landing ground for small aircraft, which the Government decided to establish, assisted by the UN Development Programme with the International Civil Aviation Organization as executing agency, is expected to provide a great stimulus for tourists. One of the best preserved Buddhas carved into the cliff face at Bamian. This gigantic figure was executed between the 2nd and 4th centuries by monks who lived in caves in the mountain side. [No exact date]A view of the Secretariat building and the garden at UN Headquarters. In the foreground is the sculpture ""Consciousness"", created by Mongolian artist Ochirbold Ayurzana and gifted to the United Nations by the Government of Mongolia.Men are shown in traditional dress at the national flag-raising ceremony to mark the anniversary of Timor-Leste’s popular consultation, the landmark UN-facilitated referendum which led to independence from Indonesia.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed visits the peacekeeping memorial at UN Headquarters to pay respect to fallen peacekeepers and to commemorate the International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021.Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Global Solutions Summit 2021 in a virtual discussion with Martin Schulz, President of Friedrich Ebert Foundation, moderated by Anna Sauerbrey, Head of Opinion Pages, Der Tagesspiegel.The General Assembly holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine. Adela Raz (left), Vice-President of the 75th session of the General Assembly and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the United Nations, chairs the meeting. At right is Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.United Nations Office at Geneva commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries with the focus “Transforming the Sector into an Engine for Sustainable Development”. The event will call for concrete solutions on six pressing issues that include circular economy, a just transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, sustainable revenue from extractive sectors, public and private finance along with a sustainable finance taxonomy for the extractive sector, green technology and the future of local and global environmental damage caused by extractives.Zhang Jun (left), Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of May, greets Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia.Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council and Permanent Representative of Fiji to the UN Office at Geneva, attends the 30th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the “Grave Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”, at Palais des Nations, Geneva.The United Nations Peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established by action of the UN Security Council to help prevent a recurrence of hostilities in the Republic of Cyprus. The Force will be stationed in various sectors of the country and, under the terms of the Security Council resolution, will remain in the island for a period of three months. To date the force is composed of contingents from Canada, Demark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and civilian police from Austria and Sweden. Finnish soldiers bicycling to Nicosia from Dhekelia - a distance of 120 miles - pass a sentry post.Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, briefs reporters on the Council's programme of work for the month.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India.A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen). On the screen is Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).Denise Brown, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, visits voting centers in two constituencies of Bangui’s 3rd district during the second round of legislative elections in the Central African Republic. She was accompanied by Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Daniel Sidiki Traoré, as well as the Director of the Mission’s Electoral Assistance Division and the President of the National Elections Authority (ANE). The first round of legislative elections was cancelled in the two constituencies owing to technical problems. A woman casts her vote in the second round of the country’s parliamentary elections.Children at a water point at protection of civilians site 1 in Juba, South Sudan.Secretary-General António Guterres attends the wreath-laying ceremony to Commemorate International Day of UN Peacekeepers 2021 (29 May). The theme for the day is "The road to a lasting peace: Leveraging the power of youth for peace and security".Denise Brown, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, visits voting centers in two constituencies of Bangui’s 3rd district during the second round of legislative elections in the Central African Republic. She was accompanied by Force Commander of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Daniel Sidiki Traoré, as well as the Director of the Mission’s Electoral Assistance Division and the President of the National Elections Authority (ANE). The first round of legislative elections was cancelled in the two constituencies owing to technical problems. A peacekeeper serving with MINUSCA stand guard at a polling station in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui during the second round of legislative elections – held in constituencies where voting could not take place in the previous election.United Nations Office at Geneva commemorates the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Thérèse Manirambona, Permanent Mission of Burundi to the United Nations in Geneva; Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva; and Laurent Attar-Bayrou, President of the International Association of Soldiers for Peace, stand in front of the Peacekeeping Memorial.

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