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A dolphin leaps through the waters off Atauro Island, Timor-Leste. According to joint research conducted in 2008 between the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Timorese Government, the deep water just off the Timor-Leste coast is a ""global hotspot"" for cetaceans. The seasonal east-west migration of dolphins, porpoises and whales, confirms what several cetologists have long suspected - that the deep oceanic waters off Timor-Leste, along the Wetar and Ombai Strait, are a major migratory route between the Pacific and Indian Ocean for marine wildlife.

Sand dune at low tide on the Tapajos River. Birds flock here to feed on turtle eggs. [1991]

A wide view of the projections in the General Assembly Hall during the SDG Moment 2022.

The SDG Moment is an event during the UN General Assembly high-level week with the intention to bring into focus the promise of inclusion, resilience and sustainability embedded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in times of crisis. Convened by Secretary-General António Guterres, the event is shaped by the narrative of the SDGs as our To-Do List for a better future for all on a safe and healthy planet. The SDG Moment features the Secretary-General’s SDG Advocates Co-Chairs and SDG Dialogues focused on solutions for inequalities and climate and environmental challenges.

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Aerial view of a Kenyan Navy launch just off the coast of the Somali port city of Kismayo.
The last bastion of the once feared and brutal Al Shabaab extremist group, Kismayo fell to forces of the Somali National Army (SNA), the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Government-affiliated Ras Kimboni Brigade two days ago.

Uruguayan peacekeepers with the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) practice a ship-boarding exercise on the “UN 12” vessel on Tanganyika Lake near Uvira, South Kivu.
The troops’ mission on the Lake is to protect commercial navigation against piracy and armed groups who carry out attacks and extort illegal taxes.

A view of the high Norwegian Arctic while aboard the Research Vessel Lance. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the region to observe first-hand the effects of climate change.

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Headline Satellite Image from NASA: “Caribbean Luxury”

Caption Description Satellite image acquired by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on 24 April 2003, entitled “Caribbean Luxury”. NASA’s description: “The Caicos Islands in the northern Caribbean are a popular tourist attraction, renowned for their beautiful beaches, clear waters, scuba diving, and luxury resorts. The islands lie primarily along the northern perimeter of the submerged Caicos bank (turquoise), a shallow limestone platform formed of sand, algae and coral reefs, covering 6,100 square kilometres (2,370 square miles).”

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NICA ID 531037

Production Date 04/24/2003 12:58:56 PM

Country United Kingdom

Credit UN Photo/USGS/NASA

File size 4.22 MB