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Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on Afghanistan, the recent humanitarian appeal for that country, as well as other issues.Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks at a special event entitled, “Delivering on the Global Education Promise”, marking the first anniversary of the Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI). The event was co-organized by the Initiative’s Secretariat and UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).Abdulla Shahid, President of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, briefs the General Assembly on his priorities for the resumed part of the seventy-sixth session during an informal meeting of the plenary.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) poses for a photo with Gilad Erdan (left), Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, and Antje Leendertse, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on the occasion of the adoption of the General Assembly Resolution on “Holocaust Denial”. The resolution rejects and condemns without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.Dr. Martin Luther King, accompanied by his wife Coretta Scott King, pay a visit to United Nations Headquarters. Dr. King, who was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, is the President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Here, Dr. King and his wife Mrs. King are seen being greeted by Mr. Ralph J. Bunche, UN Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs. Mr. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950.Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, reads a statement ahead on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead of Security Council consultations on Non-proliferation/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. With her are the Permanent Representatives of Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.Riad Al-Malki (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, waits with Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, on the side as Geraldine Byrne Nason (at podium), Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. At left is Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations.Secretary-General António Guterres visits Lebanon to reaffirm the support of the work of the UN in Lebanon; including political teams, peacekeepers, humanitarian aid workers and development professionals, as well as for the country and its people. While there, the Secretary-General meets with Government officials, as well as religious leaders and civil society. Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) salutes the Secretary-General as he visits the headquarters of UNIFIL in Naqoura. He is accompanied by Stefano Del Col, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL. Here the Secretary-General is welcomed with a guard of honour at the UNIFIL headquarters.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) pose for a photo with the "Report of the Secretary-General’s Task Force on Addressing Racism and Promoting Dignity for all in the United Nations Secretariat" and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (second from left); Catherine Pollard (second from right), Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance; Martha Helena Lopéz (left), Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources, and Shireen L. Dodson, UN Ombudsman.Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, briefs the Security Council meeting on the Sudan and South Sudan.Linda Thomas-Greenfield (centre), Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, is on her way to brief reporters on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway and President of Security Council, briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway and President of the Security Council for the month of January, chairs the Security Council meeting on Women and peace and security, on the theme protecting participation: addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes.Mona Juul, President of the Security Council for the month of January and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, briefs reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month.A view of the “Non-Violence” or “Knotted Gun” sculpture by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd with a layer of snow at UN Headquarters.Secretary-General António Guterres visits Lebanon to reaffirm the support of the work of the UN in Lebanon; including political teams, peacekeepers, humanitarian aid workers and development professionals, as well as for the country and its people. The Secretary-General will meet with Government officials, as well as a number of religious leaders and civil society. He will also travel to southern Lebanon to visit the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and tour parts of the Blue Line. Secretary-General António Guterres (third from right) greets school parliamentarians and committee members as he visits a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Tripoli, Lebanon.Courtenay Rattray (left), new Chef De Cabinet to the Secretary-General, assumes his new duties.Lowering Ceremony of the national flags of the countries of outgoing non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2020-2021. Pictured from left to right are Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of Tunisia, Abdou Abarry, Permanent Representative of Niger, Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Viet Nam, Sven Jürgenson, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Estonia, and Gareth Bynoe, Minister Counsellor for the Permanent Mission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.Secretary-General António Guterres visits Lebanon to reaffirm the support of the work of the UN in Lebanon; including political teams, peacekeepers, humanitarian aid workers and development professionals, as well as for the country and its people. While there, the Secretary-General meets with Government officials, as well as religious leaders and civil society. The Secretary-General (centre) visits the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura. He is accompanied by Stefano Del Col, Head of Mission and Force Commander of UNIFIL.A view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Colombia. The Council heard a Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. Members of the Security Council screen a virtual reality project on Colombia created by United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

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