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A view of the sun rising behind Long Island City and the sculpture, "Good Defeats Evil", by Zurab Tsereteli, in the north garden area of UN Headquarters. The sculpture depicts St. George slaying the dragon. The Dragon here is made from actual parts of a Soviet SS-20 and an American Pershing II nuclear missiles, and represents the specter of nuclear war. The sculpture was presented to the UN by the Soviet Union in 1990 and commemorates the dismantling of the missiles under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed 8 December, 1987 by Presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.

A view of participants in the press briefing with co-signatories of the letter calling for a halt to arms transfers to Israel.
Behind is a view of Picasso’s Guernica tapestry.

A detail of the “Non-Violence” or “Knotted Gun” sculpture by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on the UN Visitors Plaza.

Then Secretary-General Kofi Annan said about the sculpture in 1999, “It has enriched the consciousness of humanity with a powerful symbol that encapsulates, in a few simple curves, the greatest prayer of man; that which asks not for victory, but for peace.”

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Headline Gift of Mexico to the United Nations

Caption Description The Government of Mexico donated to the United Nations a painting entitled ""Brotherhood"" by the Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. This painting, which measures 29 feet by 13 feet, shows at the centre of the canvas a large fire, symbolizing love, surrounded by human figures with interlaced arms. On the right side of the canvas, the artist painted a modern lofty structure symbolizing technology and on the left side he introduced a little Mexican touch by painting a Mexican pyramid, which symbolizes the past. As the artist explained, this represents ""eternity in which I hope brotherhood will prevail"".

Unique Identifier UN7757297

NICA ID 84129

Production Date 08/01/1985 12:15:00 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Lois Conner

File size 5.27 MB