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A wide view of the General Assembly meeting on “Eradication of poverty and other development issues” and “Integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social and related fields”.Over 10,000 persons in Morocco were left paralyzed following widespread mass poisoning caused by the adulteration of cooking oil by aviation lubrication oil. Red Cross societies, WHO and UNICEF are among the international organizations which rushed aid to the stricken areas. Swiss Red Cross physiotherapist Verena Stahel is giving individual treatment to a young Moroccan boy, at the Khemisset centre. All the physiotherapists here are Swiss. About 1,100 patients are being treated at this centre.A community commemoration is organized by UN Police (UNPOL) and South Sudan Police in the Yei checkpoint near the Number 3 camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Juba, South Sudan. A student studies English grammar.Two members of the Commission: Mrs. Minerva Bernadino of the Dominican Republic, left; and Miss Ana Figueroa, of Chile, right, are seen with a distinguished visitor to U.N., Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, India’s Ambassador to Washington, centre. On the Commission's agenda are items relating to the protection of minorities; international bill of human rights, and measures for its implementation; right of asylum; old age rights; and a Year-Book on Human Rights which will contain information on provisions of constitutions, ordinary laws, international treaties, and court decisions affecting human rights.Peacekeepers from China serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) patrol Terekeka village and the nearby Joarkwes site in South Sudan. A group of women pose for a photo.Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations and Co-Chair of the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), chairs the second plenary meeting of the Preparatory Committee.The delegation of the State of Palestine to the United Nations (in the front), and the delegation of Israel to the United Nations, sit at the red chairs in the Security Council chamber ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly meeting on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent.T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of Security Council for the month of August, briefs reporters on the programme of work for the month.Alhader Ag Tital is a Tuareg silversmith that is part of a project sponsored by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in order to give back economic activity to 360 artisans to promote social cohesion and foster dialogue and tolerance in Mali.Peacekeepers from China serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) patrol the village of Terekeka in South Sudan.Andreas Hadjichrysanthou, Permanent Representative of Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations, briefs the media following a Security Council meeting on the situation in Cyprus.A community commemoration is organized by UN Police (UNPOL) and South Sudan Police in the Yei checkpoint near the Number 3 camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in Juba, South Sudan. Two women prepare food for the commemoration.Nicolas de Rivière, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of Security Council for the month of July, briefs reporters following Security Council meetings.The Security Council votes on a draft resolution to abolish the post of High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The resolution was not adopted with 2 votes in favour (China and Russian Federation), none against and 13 abstentions.A view of Peacekeepers from Benin serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in charge of securing MINUSMA infrastructure at the camp in Bamako during a simulation exercise.Peacekeepers from China serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) patrol Terekeka village and the nearby Joarkwes site in South Sudan. A group of children help each other transport the water jug down the road.A wide view of the General Assembly meeting on the United Nations’ role in Africa’s anti-malaria fight, efforts for lasting peace and sustainable development.Captain Atupele Mbewe from Malawi, Major Bindeshwari from India, and Captain Ritu Pandey from Nepal, pose for a photo at the United Nations Camp in Juba. The photo was taken as part of a photo session with female peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), to commemorate International Women's Day (8 March).A wide view of the General Assembly Hall as Volkan Bozkir, President of the seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses the informal Assembly meeting of the plenary on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day (18 July).

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