An Informal Dialogue with the candidates for the position of the next Secretary-General is held at UN Headquarters. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés (centre in front) candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General, arrives to take part in the informal dialogue.The operation of mimeograph machines on the 4th floor of the Veterans Building is one step in the production of conference documents. [exact date unknown]Dominique Rankin (Kapiteotak), Ancestral Heritage of the Anicinape First Nation, attends the launch event of the Muscat Plan of Action for Traditional and Indigenous Leaders and Peoples in Countering and Addressing Hate Speech and Preventing Genocide and Atrocity Crimes and their Incitement through Peace Mediation.Participants attend the thematic panel discussion 3 during the 2026 High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.Annalena Baerbock (left), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks with Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), during the 85th plenary meeting of General Assembly. The meeting elected Khalilur Rahman, from the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, as President of the 81st Session of the General Assembly (starting 8 September 2026).Secretary-General António Guterres (in background) attends the wreath laying ceremony in honour of fallen Peacekeepers at the Peacekeeping Memorial at UN Headquarters.A representative of Mexico addresses the informal high‑level discussion held to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Council.The UN General Assembly hosts a World Football Day celebration (25 May), co-organized by Bahrain, Libya, and Tajikistan with support from Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and Rwanda. The event is aiming to highlight the ability of football to unite cultures, empower youth, and advance global solidarity. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, throws a football in the General Assembly Hall.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) briefs reporters as he arrives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on his way to visit Haiti.A participant attends the thematic panel discussion 3 during the 2026 High-level meeting on HIV/AIDS.Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of the Republic of Colombia and President of the Security Council for the month of June, briefs reporters after chairing the Security Council meeting on advancing political solutions in the Middle East: mediation and dialogue for a lasting peace, under the agenda item maintenance of international peace and security.Delegates of fifty nations met at San Francisco between April 25 and June 26, 1945. Working on the Dumbarton Oaks proposals, the Yalta Agreement, and amendments proposed by various Governments, the Conference agreed upon the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the New International Court of Justice. The Charter was passed unanimously and signed by all the representatives. It came into force on October 24, 1945, when China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of the other signatories had filed their instruments of ratification. [No exact date]Secretary-General António Guterres (centre left) meets with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti.Delegates of fifty nations met in San Francisco between April 25 and June 26, 1945. Working on the Dumbarton Oaks proposals, the Yalta Agreement, and amendments proposed by various Governments, the Conference agreed upon the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the New International Court of Justice. The Charter was passed unanimously and signed by all the representatives. It came into force on October 24, 1945, when China, France, the USSR, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of the other signatories had filed their instruments of ratification. President Truman's motorcade arrives in San Francisco. [No exact date].Secretary-General António Guterres (left) receives the Kew International Medal during the London Climate Action Week Nature Day at Kew Gardens, United Kingdom. The Secretary-General is in London to attend a series of events taking place during the London Climate Action Week.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) posthumously awards Sergii Prykhodko, Ukrainian helicopters flight attendant, the Captain Mbaye Diang Medal for Exceptional Courage. The Award is received by Elyzaveta, Sergii Prykhodko’s 6-year-old daughter. At right is Tetyana, wife of Sergii Prykhodko.Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, addresses the General Assembly 2026 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS. The meeting discussed the implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the political declarations on HIV/AIDS.A view of the island during the ceremony.A participant attends the informal high‑level discussion held to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Council.Vanessa Frazier, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, briefs the Security Council meeting on reasserting international legal protections for children in armed conflict: strengthening the protection of education and the prevention of grave violations, under the agenda item children and armed conflict. The Council heard a report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict.General Assembly holds an informal meeting to commemorate United Nations Charter Day. Annalena Baerbock (right), President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks with Secretary-General António Guterres, ahead of the meeting.

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