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Greta Thunberg (left), 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, joins young climate activists in a FridaysForFuture protest in front of the UN Headquarters.

The United Nations commemorates Earth Hour by turning off the lights at UN Headquarters and other buildings around the world. Earth Hour is a global initiative commemorated annually on the last Saturday of March to focus attention on people-driven solutions to protect the planet and build a sustainable future.

A view of a dark Secretariat Building and the New York City skyline from across the East River.

Secretary-General António Guterres observes the haze due to smoke from Canadian wildfires from his office at UN Headquarters.

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A view of sugar cane field burning prior to harvesting to make the cutting easier and to reduce the cost.

A view from the Bransfield Strait in Antarctica.

Secretary-General António Guterres visited Antarctica to see the deadly impact of the climate crisis. While in Antarctica the Secretary-General saw the Collins and Nelson Glaciers, as well as the Kopaitic Island, which is home to penguins and other species which are being impacted by climate change.

Women rush to a feeding centre after the soldiers of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) cannot contain the crowd in Badbado, a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Famine has been declared in two regions of southern Somalia – southern Bakool and Lower Shabelle. The United Nations indicates that 3.7 million people across the country, that’s nearly half of the Somali population, are now in crisis and in urgent need of assistance. An estimated 2.8 million of those are in the south.

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Headline Bhutan Community Risks Flooding with Rising Temperatures

Caption Description Karma sits for an interview with UNTV inside her home in Punakha Valley, Bhutan. Karma’s house and the entire valley are at risk of flooding if rising temperatures cause a nearby glacial lake to burst.

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NICA ID 451475

Production Date 09/26/2009 5:59:18 AM

Country Bhutan

Credit UN Photo/Antonio Tibaldi

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