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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.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.Press briefing on current developments in Israel and the State of Palestine with Sofiane Mimouni (centre), Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations and Chair of the Arab Group for the month of May 2021; Abdou Abarry (right), Permanent Representative of Niger to the United Nations and Chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the month of May 2021; and Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.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.Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, briefs the Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Delivering Accountability through Innovation and Partnership: Harnessing Technology to deliver justice for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.A view of the conversation “Addressing Racism in the Workplace” with Catherine Pollard (right), Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, and Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General of Global Communications.In an initiative by the Office of the President of the General Assembly, three beehives were installed on the grounds of United Nations headquarters in New York.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) poses for a photo with Nicos Anastasiades (left), Greek Cypriot Leader, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot Leader, during the informal 5+1 Meeting on Cyprus in Geneva.Harvesting leaves, two tea-pickers make their way through a field of tea.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]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.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India.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.Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, makes an appeal for peace as he briefs reporters after the General Assembly meeting on the situation in the Middle East and the question of Palestine.Secretary-General António Guterres meets with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the League of Arab States. Riad Al-Malki (second from right), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine, addresses the meeting.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".Isabelle F. Picco, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations, chairs the General Assembly meeting on the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS; as well as a comprehensive review of the whole question of peacekeeping operations in all their aspects. The Assembly hears a report of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee).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 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.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.

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