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Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Declaration of Human Rights poster in English. [Exact date unknown]

A view of a participant holding a photo of Zafar Abbas during the annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their Lives in the Line of Duty from 1 January to 31 December 2023.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, where over a million Jews and members of other minorities perished during the Second World War.
The shoes of Auschwitz victims in an exhibit at the camp.

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A participant of a townhall meeting - held as part of the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women - greets a UN staff member prior to the beginning of the townhall.
The townhall, moderated by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), served as an opportunity for civil society representatives to engage with Secretary-General António Guterres and his senior leadership on topics pertaining to gender equality and the work of the UN.

Maryam Bular Hasan, Poet, shares a poem at the Summit of the Future Action Day Two session titled “Dismantling patriarchal power structures”. Action Day 2, which coincides with the International Day of Peace, focuses on three priority themes: A Digital Future for All; A Peaceful Future for All; and A Sustainable Future for All.

The Summit offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change. It will pave the way to a better tomorrow, one that we can only shape together. In support of this vision and these objectives, the Secretary-General of the United Nations convened the Summit of the Future Action Days on 20 and 21 September 2024 to generate additional opportunities for the engagement of all actors.

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Participants take photos of Reese Witherspoon, Academy-award winning actor and activist, Danai Gurira, Tony-nominated playwright, actor and activist, and Sade Baderinwa, WABC anchor, during the observance of International Women’s Day at UN headquarters in New York, under the theme "Time Is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives".

Fawziya Koofi (centre), former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, and Meryl Streep (right), actor, walk to a press conference following the "The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan" meeting. The meeting was about the situation of women in Afghanistan after a series of laws were enacted that formalized the systematic erasure of women and girls from public life.

This afternoon Dr. Martin Luther King and a five-man delegation presented a formal note of protest against the war in Vietnam and the involvement of the United States to Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs of the United Nations. Seen here as they met with Dr. Bunche are (clockwise): Rev. James Bevel, Mr. David Dellinger, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Mr. Cleveland Robinson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Dagmar Wilson and Dr. Bunche.

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Headline UN Women’s Solidarity Rally

Caption Description A UN Women's rally sponsored by an ad hoc organization for sex equality at the United Nations was held at UN Headquarters today. The programme opened with a panel discussion on the participation of women in the UN and ended with a rally in the General Assembly Building's public lobby. The panel discussed whether Article 8 of the UN Charter, which requires equal participation of men and women in all UN activities, has been complied with. Opening statements at the panel were made by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim and the President of the General Assembly, Gaston Thorn (Luxembourg). Helvi Sipila, Secretary-General of the International Women's Year and Assistant Secretary-General in charge of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs participated in both events.
Gloria Steinem (United States), co-founder of MS. Magazine, making a statement at the rally.

Unique Identifier UN7597091

NICA ID 249050

Production Date 12/09/1975 12:04:41 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Teddy Chen

File size 3.78 MB