The General Assembly, which opened its fifteenth regular session earlier this week, began general debate today. An unprecedented number of high officials are attending this session which has before it an 87-item provisional agenda, the longest in its history. Here, listening to the debate, is Dr. Fidel Castro (left), Prime Minister of Cuba and head of his country's delegation to the Assembly. At right is Dr. Raúl Roa, Minister for External Relations of Cuba.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) visits the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. The Secretary-General flew in a cargo plane carrying 65 tonnes of humanitarian supplies including food donated to the World Food Programme (WFP) tarpaulins from the UN migration agency IOM and trauma kits from the World Health Organization (WHO).The General Assembly adopts a resolution on "protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations" during the 41st plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on “Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory”. The resolution calls for a humanitarian truce, that all parties comply with international humanitarian and human rights law, and that essential supplies and humanitarian assistance be delivered into the Gaza Strip. It was adopted by recorded vote with 120 votes in favour, 14 against, and 45 abstentions.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) meets with local communities in order to hear directly from them about the impact of the climate crisis during his visit to the Everest region in Nepal. At third from left in the back is Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.Moran Alony briefs reporters on his seven family members held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.Norberto Moretti (top at table), Deputy Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of October, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.Secretary-General António Guterres visits the Everest region in Nepal. "I am here today to cry out from the rooftop of the world: stop the madness. The glaciers are retreating, but we cannot. We must end the fossil fuel age. We must act now to protect people on the frontline; And to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, to avert the worst of climate chaos. The world can’t wait." said the Secretary-General.Olivia performs a spoken word poem during the event on the International Day of the Girl 2023 on the theme “Invest in Girls’ Rights: Our Leadership, Our Well-being”. The event aims to unite adolescent girls with advocates for their rights, including UN leaders, NGOs, businesses, and governments. The event showcases a world where girls actively influence government policies, business practices, and research priorities. This vision needs global commitment and specific funding to become the standard.A woman of Soweto, a black township some ten miles away from Johannesburg. All urban blacks are required by law to live in "township" well away from the "white" town and cities that are dependent on their labour.Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) visits Langjökull, the second-largest glacier in Iceland. Next to her is Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Geologist.Secretary-General António Guterres and Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed shares a laugh in the corridor in between meetings.Catherine M. Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF), briefs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) meets with Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America, on the side of the first global AI Safety Summit held in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. The first Global Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety focused on how to best manage the risks from the most recent advances in Artificial Intelligence and how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action. The Summit was hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right in front) meets with Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' (centre left), Prime Minister of Nepal, in Kathmandu, Nepal. At left is Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations.A view of the gallery in the Security Council Chamber ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Reporters query Britain's UN Ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons (back to camera in dark suit) emerging from talks today with Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar on the Falklands/ Malvinas situation. The sidewalk in front of the Secretariat entrance has become a favorite spot for reporters hoping for the latest word from one or another negotiator in the South Atlantic crisis.A Palestine refugee living in Amari refugee camp, West Bank.Epsy Campbell Barr, Chairperson of Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, briefs reporters after presenting the first annual report of the Forum to the General Assembly.A view of performers from the Mana Academy at the 2023 United Nations Day Concert. The concert, on the theme “The Frontlines of Climate Action,” was sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Tonga.Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, briefs reporters after his yearly briefing to the Security Council.Secretary-General António Guterres visits Pokhara, Nepal.A view of the interactive photographic exhibition ‘Peace Begins with Her’ featuring portraits of women peacebuilders and peacekeepers to pay tribute to the contribution of women to peace outside of United Nations Headquarters. Fifty large portraits of women peacekeepers and peacebuilders as part of an Inside Out Photobooth Action is serving as a reminder of the urgent need to do more to ensure the inclusion of women in ending conflict and building sustainable peace. The Inside Out project was founded by artist JR in 2011. It aims to help communities stand up for what they believe in and spark global change locally.The Security Council late yesterday adopted a Yugoslav resolution to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly to solve the Middle East crisis, as provided for by the ""Uniting for Peace"" resolution of the Assembly. A view of the Council adopting the resolution; the vote was 7 in favor, 2 against (France, United Kingdom) and 2 abstentions (Australia, Belgium). Clockwise are: Joza Brilej of Yugoslavia; E. Ronald Walker of Australia; Fernand van Langenhove of Belgium; Tingfu F. Tsiang of China; CarlosBlanco of Cuba; UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld; Council President Louis de Guiringaug of France; UN Under-Secretary Dragoslav Protitch; Nasrollah Entezam of Iran; Victor A. Belaunde of Peru; Arkady A. Sobolev of USSR; Pierson Dixon of the United Kingdom; Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of the United States; and Omar Loutfi of Egypt.

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