Fishing boats in Rincao, Cabo Verde. The idea behind the concept of the blue economy is to sustainably use the ocean as a tool for lifting people out of poverty, while protecting its valuable ecosystems. The Blue Economy seeks to promote economic growth, social inclusion and preservation or improvement of livelihoods while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability—all issues integral to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with peacekeepers as he visits the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, Lebanon.An installation ceremony of the national flags of the countries of the newly elected non-permanent members to serve on the United Nations Security Council for the 2025-2026 term is shown being held at UN Headquarters. The five new non-permanent members are Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia. Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, installs the flag of her country.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) arrives at Africa Hall to attend a Town Hall meeting with UN staff in Addis Ababa. The Secretary-General is in Addis Ababa to attend the 38th African Union Summit.Peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol along the Blue Line between Ras Naqoura and Labounieh.Papa Thiecoro Dembele, UN Tour Guide from Senegal, speaks to a group of visitors outside the Security Council during a tour of the UN Headquarters.Coly Seck (centre), Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, briefs reporters with Members of the newly-elected Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP Bureau). At fourth from left is Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.Secretary-General António Guterres (second from left) arrives at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, Lebanon. At left is Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon.A view of a participant during the Civil Society Town Hall with the President of the General Assembly. The first part of the event is a dialogue with Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly, organized in collaboration with the Office of the President of the General Assembly. The second part is a discussion on the role of civil society engagement in the implementation of the Summit of the Future's Pact for the Future and upcoming UN communication priorities.Liberians celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in Accra on 18 August 2003, which ended their country’s 14-year civil war.A handshake ahead of the ministerial forum on strengthening solidarity and social cohesion during the 63rd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD63).A young boy learns the art of baking. His training, which takes place at a state-run orphanage, is supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). [Exact date unknown]Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL).Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). "Respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uphold international human rights law and international humanitarian law. There is no military solution. It is time for all the signatories of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region to honour their commitments. It is time for mediation. It is time to end this crisis. It is time for peace." said the Secretary-General.Fu Cong (second from left), Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, and other members of the Security Council screen a virtual reality project prior to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.A view of the statue by the Soviet sculptor Evgeny Vuchetich, titled ""Let Us Beat Swords into Ploughshares"", on a snowy winter day. Located in the North Garden of the UN headquarters, the sculpture is a bronze figure of a man holding a hammer in one hand and, in the other, a sword which he is making into a ploughshare. It symbolizes man's desire to put an end to war and covert the means of destruction into creative tools for the benefit of all mankind.A partial view of the mural "Mankind's Struggle for Lasting Peace" created by José Vela-Zanetti of the Dominican Republic. The theme of the mural is mankind's struggle for lasting peace. The mural is located in the Conference Building at UN Headquarters and was one of the first artworks to be installed at the United Nations.Tareq M. A. M. Albanai (at podium), Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations, briefs reporters, in his capacity as the current Chairman of the Arab Group, on the situation in Gaza. At second from right is Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Fu Cong (right), Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of February, and other members of the Security Council screen a virtual reality project prior to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan.Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) meets with Nawaf Salam (centre left), Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon.Members of the Austrian Battalion Ski Patrol about to leave Hotel Base on Mt. Hermon. During the winter, UN Positions on Mt. Hermon become isolated.Two fishermen in their boat in Rincao, Cabo Verde. The idea behind the concept of the Blue Economy is to sustainably use the ocean as a tool for lifting people out of poverty, while protecting its valuable ecosystems. The Blue Economy concept seeks to promote economic growth, social inclusion and preservation or improvement of livelihoods while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability—all issues integral to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.Coly Seck (at microphone), Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Senegal to the United Nations, briefs reporters with Members of the newly-elected Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP Bureau). At fourth from right is Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations.Philippe Lazzarini (left), Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, attend the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.Captain Alois R. Karlbauer (right), Operations Officer, Austrian Battalion, briefing junior officers at Hotel South, on Mt. Hermon. During the winter UN positions on Mt. Hermon become isolated.

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