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The General Assembly pays tribute to the memory of King Harald V of Norway, who passed away on 28 August 2026, during the 108 plenary meeting of the General Assembly, a high-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day against Nuclear Tests. In the centre is Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, and at left is Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.Khalilur Rahman (centre), President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, holds up the gavel after it was handed to him by Annalena Baerbock (right), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, during the closing meeting of the eightieth session of the General Assembly. At left is Secretary-General António Guterres.Gloria Steinem moderates a press conference with women activists from the Middle East who will brief journalists on current peace efforts in the region. The briefing is taking place on the margins of the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, being held in New York, 14-24 March 2016.Khalilur Rahman, President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, takes the oath of office during the closing meeting of the eightieth session of the General Assembly.Jérôme Bonnafont (left), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, briefs reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council for the month.Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, briefs reporters on the closing of the eightieth session of the General Assembly.Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right) walks through the streets of Old Damascus and meets local vendors in Damascus, Syria. At third from right is Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations.

The Secretary-General is visiting Syria in the wake of important institutional milestones in the country, most notably the establishment of the People’s Assembly and Constitutional Court. Attention is now increasingly turning to constitutional development and preparations for elections. The UN’s engagement in Syria seeks to support the country’s political transition, recovery and institution-building.Robert Dussey (at podium), Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad of Togo, briefs reporters in connection with draft resolution “Correct the map”: rebalancing global cartographic representation and promoting equitable representation of the world’s regions, particularly Africa. The Resolution was adopted in the General Assembly with 164 votes in favour, 1 against, and 6 abstentions.Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters.View of delegates' lounge at United Nations Headquarters, showing stacked briefcases of delegates attending the current (15th) session of the UN General Assembly.Annalena Baerbock (left), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, meets with Candidate for Position of Next Secretary-General Olara Otunnu (right) of Uganda.The blue, green and gold General Assembly Hall - 165 feet long by 115 feet wide with a 75-foot ceiling - occupies the second, third and fourth floors of the General Assembly Building. Representatives of each Member State sit behind leather-covered tables facing a raised speakers' rostrum and podium. At the podium sits the President of the General Assembly, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations to his right and the Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs to his left.
A view of the sound control booth overlooking the General Assembly Hall. The sound engineer controls the voice levels of speakers and interpreters in any of the Organization's six official languages.Secretary-General António Guterres  (centre right) visits Saydnaya, the site of the notorious military prison operated by the former Assad regime, where thousands of detainees were reportedly tortured and killed during the conflict in Syria. At right is Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations.

The Secretary-General is visiting Syria in the wake of important institutional milestones in the country, most notably the establishment of the People’s Assembly and Constitutional Court. Attention is now increasingly turning to constitutional development and preparations for elections. The UN’s engagement in Syria seeks to support the country’s political transition, recovery and institution-building.A young participant attends the 2026 United Nations Population Award Ceremony. 

The annual awards recognize outstanding contributions by individuals or institutions to population and reproductive health issues and solutions. 

The laureates of the forty-first edition of the United Nations Population Award are Professor Serigne Magueye Gueye, an obstetric surgeon from Senegal, in the individual category, and the Fondation Bonne Action Umugiraneza of Burundi, in the institution category. 

Professor Serigne Magueye Gueye has dedicated his career to helping women recover from obstetric fistula. The Fondation Bonne Action Umugiraneza works to improve access to health care, education and social support for some of Burundi's most vulnerable women, children and families.The General Assembly, opening its twenty-sixth regular session this afternoon, elected Adam Malik, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, as its President, and admitted three new Member States: Bhutan, Bahrain and Qatar. The United Nations, with their admission, now has 130 Member States.
A general view of the Assembly as it stood for a minute of silence dedicated to prayer or meditation. This photograph was taken with a ""Fish-eye"" lens.Secretary-General António Guterres (second from right in front) visits the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, one of the most significant historic and architectural landmarks of the Islamic world.

The Secretary-General is visiting Syria in the wake of important institutional milestones in the country, most notably the establishment of the People’s Assembly and Constitutional Court. Attention is now increasingly turning to constitutional development and preparations for elections. The UN’s engagement in Syria seeks to support the country’s political transition, recovery and institution-building.Members of the United States Delegation arrive at the Palais de Chaillot to attend the Second Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt (right) walks with Ernest Gross (left) and Phillip C. Jessup.Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, reads a Security Council press statement on Libya.A wide view of the International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation.Khalilur Rahman, President of the eighty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly, briefs reporters after having taken the oath of office during the closing meeting of the eightieth session of the General Assembly.

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