Sigrid Kaag (left), Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.A view of delegates and audience attending the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month.World-famous jazz trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis, performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters. The all-star concert, jointly organized by UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute, caps off a series of Jazz Day events which saw celebrations at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 27 April, and at sunrise today in New Orleans.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) meets with Palestinian civilians from Gaza and their families at the General Hospital in Al-Arish, Egypt, speaking with women and children who had been injured during the ongoing conflict in Gaza. "Listening to the testimony of those that have been wounded, that have seen their parents and other members of their family killed or wounded, that have suffered so much, you cannot avoid feeling heartbroken...and to clearly say 'we must silence the guns'; we need an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," he said.Portrait of Laurence Niyonangira (left), survivor of the genocide. At right is Xavier Nemeye, ex-perpetrator of the genocide. Both are inhabitants of the Mbyo Village in the Bugesera District of Rwanda. Mbyo Village is a reconciliation village, established as part of Rwanda's "Unity and Reconciliation" initiative to foster national unity and collective progress. These villages represent one of several projects initiated by the Rwandan government in response to the 1994 genocide. Within these villages, survivors of the genocide live alongside repentant ex-perpetrators, promoting coexistence and healing. 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.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. The most common transportation in Kigali are motorcycles, in general called "moto".A group of children pose for a photo in the Mbyo Village in the Bugesera District of Rwanda. Mbyo Village is a reconciliation village, established as part of Rwanda's "Unity and Reconciliation" initiative to foster national unity and collective progress. These villages represent one of several projects initiated by the Rwandan government in response to the 1994 genocide. Within these villages, survivors of the genocide live alongside repentant ex-perpetrators, promoting coexistence and healing. 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.Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn, Indigenous Human Rights Defender, addresses the General Assembly high-level event to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples.A wide view of the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by Nicaragua in the case on “Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany)” on 8 and 9 April 2024, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sessions were held under the presidency of Judge Nawaf Salam, President of the Court. The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized UN organs and agencies.Acclaimed jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater (centre) performs with (from left) saxophonist Jimmy Heath; Indian singer Shankar Mahadevan; and pianist George Duke; perform at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert, of which Duke is also the musical director, at UN Headquarters. The all-star concert, jointly organized by UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute, caps off a series of Jazz Day events which saw celebrations at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 27 April, and at sunrise today in New Orleans.A view of staff members in the pharmacy at the health centre in the Wihdat Camp for Palestine refugees in Amman, Jordan. Secretary-General António Guterres (not pictured) visited the health centre while in Jordan. He met with patients as well as midwifes and staff of the health centre, that also performs medical tests and has a pharmacy providing life-saving medication to patients at no charge. The Secretary-General is on a Ramadan solidarity visit to Egypt and Jordan to meet Palestine refugees being served by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).Secretary-General António Guterres (left) has a conversation on the Summit of the Future with Vee (Varaidzo) Kativhu, Girls’ Education Activist and Young Leader for the SDGs at the United Nations.UN Staff Members and Delegates watch the partial solar eclipse from the garden at UN Headquarters.Cherry blossoms on the campus of UN Headquarters. In the background are the forty-storey Secretariat building and the curving General Assembly building, with part of the New York skyline.Gilad Erdan, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. At left is Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela performs at the inaugural International Jazz Day Concert at UN Headquarters. The all-star concert, jointly organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thelonious Monk Institute, caps off a series of Jazz Day events which saw celebrations at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on 27 April, and at sunrise today in New Orleans.Xavier Nemeye, ex-perpetrator of the genocide and Laurence Niyonangira, survivor of the genocide, works together in the garden of Ms. Niyonangira in the Mbyo Village in the Bugesera District of Rwanda. Mbyo Village is a reconciliation village, established as part of Rwanda's "Unity and Reconciliation" initiative to foster national unity and collective progress. These villages represent one of several projects initiated by the Rwandan government in response to the 1994 genocide. Within these villages, survivors of the genocide live alongside repentant ex-perpetrators, promoting coexistence and healing. 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.Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta and President of the Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Dennis Francis, President of the seventy-eighth session of the General Assembly, closes the meeting of the General Assembly on global stocktaking of sustainable energy for all. The Global stocktaking marks the completion of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All to further accelerate the implementation of SDG 7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2014–2024). The meeting is held during the General Assembly Sustainability Week (15-19 April).Philippe Lazzarini (at podium), Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), briefs the press on the topics he will address in the upcoming Security Council meeting, scheduled immediately after this press conference. These topics will include the operational challenges UNRWA is confronted with, calls for its dismantlement, and the steps the agency has taken to investigate allegations of staff involvement in the 7 October 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel. Also present is Ian Borg (left), Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Malta, and Ayman Safadi (third from left), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

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