Private Chitete is honoured for his “brave and selfless” action during an operation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in November 2018, when he sustained fatal injuries saving a fellow UN peacekeeper who survived
Smaïl Chergui Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, briefs the Security Council on the situation in Libya on 21 May
Secretary-General António Guterres talks to one of the crew members on “Uto Ni Yalo”, a traditional Polynesian sailing canoe with a solar-powered propulsion system. The boat is used to advocate for ocean conservation.Mr. Guterres is on a visit to the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit that he is convening in September in New York. The trip takes him to New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks with Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Prime Minister and Minister for Itaukei Affairs, Sugar Industry and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Fiji, prior to the Pacific Islands Forum on May 15
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visits the South Pacific to spotlight the issue of climate change ahead of the Climate Action Summit that he is convening in September in New York. This visit will take him to New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. In each country, the Secretary-General will meet government leaders, civil society representatives and youth groups to hear from those already impacted by climate change and who are also successfully engaging in meaningful climate action
A view of the East River during the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning Western Sahara on 30 May-
A participant at the Informal Interactive Hearing with Indigenous Peoples
Cherry blossoms in full bloom at the UN Headquarters against a backdrop of the Secretariat building
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Jorge Arreaza, Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
The General Assembly of United Nations observes a moment of silence for the lives lost in the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. At left at dais is María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, and at right is Kenji Nakano, Chief of the General Assembly Affairs Branch of the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM)