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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.”

Unique ID UN7ALB50399

A member of UN Protocol prepares the flags for Secretary-General’s meetings with various Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers.

A detailed view of the gavel as Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-ninth session.

The theme for the general debate of the 79th session of the General Assembly is "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".

Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) speaks with Mahmoud Abbas (centre left), President of the State of Palestine, on their way to a meeting at UN Headquarters.

Unique ID UN7ALB50397

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Unique ID UN775466

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Headline Journalists Await Briefing by Security Council President

Caption Description Members of the press chat while waiting for Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of September, to speak at the Security Council stakeout area. The tapestry based on Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" hangs in the background.

Unique Identifier UN775467

NICA ID 775533

Production Date 09/20/2018 1:32:31 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Ariana Lindquist

File size 4.58 MB