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A view of participants during the first international celebration of World Kiswahili Language Day. July 7th was declared World Kiswahili Language Day at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in November 2021.UN Photographer Eskinder Debebe takes a photo of the team from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs during the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.The inhabitants of Boyo village are returning to normal life, after attacks by armed groups in December 2021 caused loss of human life, material damage and displacement of people. Peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) intervened to restore security and protect civilians. Their presence on the ground is contributing to the return of the displaced to the village. Boyo is a village located 120 km from Bambari, the capital in the Ouaka prefecture in the Central African Republic.Lucas di Grassi, Formula-E champion and Clean Air Advocate of the UN Environment Programme, visits UN Headquarters. Mr. Di Grassi will compete in the FIA Formula E World Championship in New York City 16 – 17 July.A Sing For Hope piano designed with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is placed in the Visitors Area of the General Assembly building. Sing For Hope is a global arts initiative that produces artist-designed pianos; places them in public spaces for anyone and everyone to enjoy; then transports and activates them year-round in permanent homes in schools, hospitals, transit hubs, refugee camps, and community-based organizations.Secretary-General António Guterres (at podium) briefs reporters on Ukraine and the talks in Istanbul on export of Ukrainian food products through the Black Sea. At right is Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) with Albert Ramdin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suriname, plant a young mangrove tree in the Weg Naar Zee mangrove rehabilitation site in Suriname. Weg Naar Zee, an easily accessible coastal area of about 10,000 acres situated north-west of Paramaribo and part of the 386 kms of the mainly muddy coastal zone of Suriname, has suffered from extreme erosion which has resulted in an absence of soft sling mud, a preferred foraging habitat for shorebirds.Khatir Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), briefs reporters following his briefing to the Security Council meeting on peace consolidation in West Africa.Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen), President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen).Jason Momoa (left), Actor and Advocate on Oceans, attends the Youth and Innovation Forum on the side of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, held at Carcavelos Beach, outside of Lisbon, in Portugal. Mr. Momoa arrived on a boat to receive the Nature Baton from the UN Special Envoy for the Ocean, Peter Thomson. Momoa then handed the baton to youth representatives before they, in turn, passed it to the UN Secretary-General. The Nature Baton, a global collaboration for the ocean’s wellbeing, has shone a spotlight on the need for action to save the world’s ocean, and is a metaphor for the journey ocean champions have taken this year from Brest to Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly, to Palau for the Our Oceans Conference, and for World Environment Day in Stockholm, on the road to Lisbon. Jason Momoa is designated the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Advocate for Life Below Water (27 June). The Youth and Innovation Forum is a platform for advancing ocean action and implementing youth-led solutions based on SDG 14 targets. It is seeking to help young entrepreneurs and innovators scale up their initiatives, projects and ideas through professional training and matchmaking with mentors, investors, the private sector and government officials.Geraldine Byrne Nason, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of the Portuguese Republic, chairs the closing ceremony of the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.   The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) briefs reporters together with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, during the European Union – United Nations high-level dialogue in Greentree, New York.Secretary-General António Guterres leaving the signing ceremony of the "Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports Document" at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Türkiye. He is greeted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye (standing).Peter Thomson, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, poses for a selfie during the closing ceremony of the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.   The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.Giselle (second from left) of the K-pop group aespa delivers a message during the high-level Political Forum on sustainable development convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council 2022 session (5-15 July). The Forum is held under the theme: “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.Nodira Akhmedova, United Nations Tour Guide from Uzbekistan, leads a group of visitors during a tour of the UN Headquarters.Shinzo Abe (centre right), Prime Minister of Japan, and Li Keqiang (lower centre, profile), Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, are seen on the sidelines of the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-first session.A group photo ahead of the General Assembly informal meeting of the plenary to mark the observance of Nelson Mandela International Day. From left to right are: Meghan and Prince Harry, The Duchess and Duke of Sussex; Mondli Gungubele, Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa; Maria Theofili, Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations; Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed; Abdulla Shahid, President of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly; Morissanda Kouyaté, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guinea; and Eric L. Adams, Mayor of New York City. The 2020 UN Nelson Mandela Prize is awarded to Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis of Greece and Morissanda Kouyaté, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guinea.Fouad Hussein (front), Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, and his delegation leave the Security Council Chamber after the Council meeting on the situation concerning Iraq. At his right is Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations.Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, raises his fist in the air while addressing the Special Committee Against Apartheid in the General Assembly Hall.A wide view of the closing ceremony of the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.

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