Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom and President of the Security Council for the month of February, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Sudan and South Sudan. The Council heard Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan.Proclaimed in 2011 by UNESCO and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, World Radio Day marks the day United Nations Radio was established in 1946. Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. At the global level, radio remains the most widely consumed medium. An audio patch bay with voltage control meters used to monitor audio levels.Sudanese women, originally from the town of Kutum, pray together for Ramadan in the city of El Fasher, North Darfur.The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at Central Hall in London, United Kingdom. A general view of Central Hall showing the delegation of the United Kingdom.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets with Nawaf Salam, President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Lebanon. Mr. Secretary-General arrived from Ankara and landed in Lebanon at a critical and timely moment for the country and the wider region. Upon his arrival, he said this is a visit of solidarity with the people of Lebanon who did not choose this war. They were dragged into it.A girls' school in Gaza. December 1990.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) speaks with Eduardo Kobra, artist, (right) during the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”. A stamp was unveiled with a motive of the mural painted by Eduardo Kobra during the event. Mr. Kobra is from São Paulo, Brazil and the mural was a donation from the Permanent Mission of Brazil, tied to the commemoration of the 200th year anniversary of Brazil's Independence (7 September 1822). The theme of the artwork is Sustainable Development, in particular the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising Earth’s ability to meet the needs of future generations. The mural was installed on the west façade of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Building in September 2022.Secretary-General António Guterres (in the background) briefs reporters on his priorities for 2026. "As we begin this year, we are determined to choose actions that generate concrete and positive reactions – as called for in the Pact for the Future. Reactions of peace, of justice, of responsibility, and of progress in our troubled times," said the Secretary-General.Secretary-General António Guterres (right) pours water in a glass for Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, during the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”.UNICEF supplies the Zarghuna Girls School with educational supplies, teachers' training, and assists in repairing the infrastructure. The school has more that 2,600 children enrolled, ranging from 7 to 20 years old.Secretary-General António Guterres (fourth from left) attends a Service at the Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London, to mark the 80th anniversary of the first United Nations General Assembly meeting, which was held at the same venue in 1946. At third from right is Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Secretary-General is in London to take part in a special event, organized by the UN Association in the United Kingdom (UNA-UK) to mark the 80th anniversary of the first meeting of the General Assembly.Secretary-General António Guterres (left) visits a shelter hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) from areas affected by the ongoing conflict in the Dekwaneh area of Beirut. The UN Secretary-General called on the international community to intensify support for the Government and people of Lebanon, warning that the south of the country “risks being turned into a wasteland.”Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with a wounded Ghanian United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper during his visit to Beirut. The UN Secretary-General called on the international community to intensify support for the Government and people of Lebanon, warning that the south of the country “risks being turned into a wasteland.”Participants attend the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled “ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism”.Sonia Gandhi (left), Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance party of India, poses with Jesse Jackson Sr., Civil Rights Leader in the United States, after addressing the informal General Assembly meeting in observance of the International Day of Non-violence, at UN Headquarters in New York.The Permanent Representative of Nigeria, Joseph N. Garba (right), Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid talks with Rev. Jesse Jackson, the United States presidential candidate, who came to UN Headquarters to address the Special Political Committee on the apartheid policies of the South African Government.A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.An UNTAC civic education team travels by boat to a Cambodian island to publicize voting procedures.Secretary-General António Guterres (standing) is about to address the AI Impact Summit Opening Ceremony in New Delhi. The Secretary-General is in India to attend the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi, India, from 16 to 21 February.Countries in the Sahel, a band of land on the southern edge of the Sahara, are still affected by a crisis of alarming proportions. Drought and famine which have manifested themselves since the late 1960s, still continue. School children in Kaona. April 1986.At Hunter College, the Sub-commission on the Status of Women meets. From left to right are: Mrs. Hansa Mehta, India; Mrs. Way Sung New, China; Miss Fryderyka Kalinowski, Poland; Miss Angela Jurdak, Lebanon; Mrs. Marie Helene Lefaucheux, France; and Mrs. Bodgil Begtrup, Denmark and Chairman of the committee.24-year-old Nadik Ibrahim prepares Ramadan dinner in El Fasher, capital of Sudan's North Darfur state.

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