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A view of Sveti-Stefin, near Budva on the Adriatic Coast. The old houses have been modernized and converted into a hotel-village in which accommodations are now available for tourists. [July 1969]

2024 marks the 30th observance of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the darkest chapters in human history. More than one million people – overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also Hutu and others who opposed the genocide – were systematically killed in less than three months.

A view of pedestrians crossing a street in Kigali.

Sheep graze on the lawn of the Palais des Nations, the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of an environmentally-friendly tradition held every year in October and November. The sheep's grazing allows for the lawn to be naturally cut and for other organic maintenance work to be done.

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A premature baby is shown in the postnatal ward at Cama Hospital, a major hospital for women and children, in Mumbai, India.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the hospital as part of his South Asian maternal health tour.

Maslakh (Internally Displaced Persons or IDPs) Camp is named after a once thriving business (Maslakh translates as slaughterhouse). Situated near the western Afghan city of Herat, it is home to more than 350,000 displaced Afghans according to the official count from the time of Taliban rule.
Young residents of Maslakh Camp.

The world's population reached 7 billion on 31 October. Pictured near an entrance to UN Headquarters is a banner for a global campaign by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to build awareness of the opportunities and challenges posed by this milestone.

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Headline Urban View: Traffic in Hanoi, Viet Nam

Caption Description An array of motorbikes crossing Long Bien Bridge on the Red River in Hanoi, Viet Nam
Half of the world’s population lives in urban environments. One billion people, one out of three urban dwellers, are living in slum conditions today. Providing them with better housing and education will be one of the great challenges facing a world of 7 billion people and counting.

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NICA ID 490555

Production Date 06/29/2011 12:00:00 AM

City/Location Hanoi

Country Viet Nam

Credit UN Photo/Kibae Park

File size 5.43 MB