A view of a penguin at the Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva in Antarctica. The penguins are currently laying and incubating their eggs. 

Secretary-General António Guterres visited Antarctica to see the deadly impact of the climate crisis. While in Antarctica the Secretary-General saw the Collins and Nelson Glaciers, as well as the Kopaitic Island, which is home to penguins and other species which are being impacted by climate change.Chetna Gala Sinha, Social Entrepreneur working to empower women in rural India, addresses the opening of the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). 

The annual session on gender equality and women’s empowerment, is held 11 - 22 March 2024 under the theme, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective”.

The world is at a crucial crossroad for gender equality. Globally 10.3 per cent of women live in extreme poverty today. Progress towards ending poverty needs to be 26 times faster to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.Students of the Herman Gmeiner School in SOS Children’s Village, Monrovia, smile for the camera during an outreach event by the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) on today’s annual UN Day.A view of a photo being taken of Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium at right) as he briefs reporters on the the situation in Gaza at the start of Ramadan.The proceedings of the United Nations take place in full view of the public and the mass communications media of the world. The recently constituted television service of the Department of Public Information, in addition to kinescoped news coverage of events at United Nations Headquarters, prepares documentary programmes, news commentaries and interviews in seven languages for TV stations in three continents.
UNTV programmes being prepared for shipment to television stations in many parts of the world.The Sons and Daughters of Peace Choir are pictured during the closing of the first day of the visit of the UN Security Council to Colombia. Council members traveled there to learn first-hand about the implementation of the 2016 Final Peace Agreement and the new challenges and progress of peace efforts in the country.Gerardo Peñalver Portal (right), Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations, pays a farewell call on Secretary-General António Guterres.Antonio M. Lagdameo (centre), Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations and Chair of the Committee on the Status of Women, chairs the opening of the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68). At left is Secretary-General António Guterres and at right is Cherith Norman Chalet, Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.

The annual session on gender equality and women’s empowerment, is held 11 - 22 March 2024 under the theme, “Accelerating the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls by addressing poverty and strengthening institutions and financing with a gender perspective”.

The world is at a crucial crossroad for gender equality. Globally 10.3 per cent of women live in extreme poverty today. Progress towards ending poverty needs to be 26 times faster to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.A woman celebrates the closing ceremony of a football competition in Zam Zam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, North Darfur. The event was organized with support from the African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).Margot Wallström, Former Foreign Minister of Sweden, moderates the press briefing on "The Power of Inclusion: Afghan Women and Regional Prosperity". The briefing is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ireland. 

Participants were: Fatima Gailani, Former President of the Afghan Red Crescent; Fawzia Koofi, Former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament; Asila Wardak, Former Director General of UN Affairs in the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Naheed Sarabi, Former Deputy Finance Minister of Afghanistan.After two weeks of dialogue, the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) concluded with a strong commitment by UN Member States to safeguard  and improve women’s and girls’ access to social protection systems, public services and sustainable infrastructure, ensuring that their design and delivery is transformed to prevent discrimination and create a ‘level playing field’ for women and girls.  
Participants pose for a photo at the conclusion of CSW63.A wide view as Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium at left) addresses the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The Secretary-General is in Geneva, Switzerland, to attend the high-level segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council and for the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament.Riyad Mansour (at podium), Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.An unidentified Sudanese girl beams with happiness at the inauguration ceremony of the Transitional Government of National Unity of Sudan today in Khartoum.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (front centre) poses for a photo with Sima Sami Bahous (second from right in front row), Executive Director of UN Women, and 
Women Permanent Representatives and Representatives to the United Nations on the occasion of the International Women's Day (8 March).Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

The Secretary-General is in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for an official visit to the country and to attend the Eighth Summit for the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).Yoko Kamikawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and President of the Security Council for the month of March, chairs the Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security on the theme of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.A view of participants attending the Town Hall Meeting with Civil Society on the occasion of the Sixty-eighth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).Asila Wardak, former Director General of UN Affairs in the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks during the press briefing on "The Power of Inclusion: Afghan Women and Regional Prosperity". The briefing is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Ireland. 

Other participants were: Fatima Gailani, Former President of the Afghan Red Crescent; Fawzia Koofi, Former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament; and Naheed Sarabi, Former Deputy Finance Minister of Afghanistan. Margot Wallström, Former Foreign Minister of Sweden, moderated the briefing.Emtithal ""Emi"" Mahmoud, poet and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, reads a poem to open the event ""A World Free of Mines: For a Safer Tomorrow"" on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the entry into force of the Mine Ban Treaty.

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