http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/ United Nations Photo Copyright 2010 Department of Public Information, United Nations Sat, 25 May 2013 04:26:08 -0400 en-us http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:462/462407 Young members of the “Plant-for-the-Planet Children Initiative” attend the UN Headquarters launch of the 2011 International Year of Forests. Thirteen-year-old Felix Finkbeiner (second from left) spoke at the launch on behalf of the group. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:462/462407 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461353 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, centre) tours exhibits on renewable energy, energy-smart technology and other sectors at the 4th World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461353 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461358 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre, blue tie) and his wife, Yoo Soon-taek (left of Mr. Ban), visit Masdar City, an environmentally sustainable, carbon-neutral development in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Mr. Ban travelled to the U.A.E. to attend the 4th World Future Energy Summit. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461358 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:443/443607 A competitor in the Zero Emissions Race, an electric car race around the world supported in part by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), holds up the plug used to recharge his vehicle at the start of the race, outside the UN Office at Geneva (UNOG), Switzerland. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:443/443607 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461376 Wayuu villagers in Pessuapa, Colombia, make use of their local, ever-diminishing watering hole. Over the past years climate change has forced water shortages, particularly severe in the indigenous Wayuu's arid territory in northeast Colombia. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:461/461376 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:439/439379 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front, second from left) is shown an array of products locally farmed at the Centre Songhai, a non-governmental organization specialising in research, training and development of sustainable agricultural practices, in Porto Novo, Benin. To the right of Mr. Ban is his wife, Yoo Soon-taek. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:439/439379 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:451/451484 Farmers thresh their rice harvest in a field near Punakha, Bhutan. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:451/451484 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:451/451480 A man removes a plastic bottle from a river in Punakha, Bhutan, clearing litter deposited during a festival from days earlier. Pictured in the background is Punakha Dzong which houses Buddhist temples and the administrative offices of Punakha district. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:451/451480 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:442/442517 A farmer gathers wheat in Bamyan, Afghanistan. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:442/442517 http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:420/420731 A Mongolian herder family from Must soum is pictured inside their ger, a traditional Mongolian tent, outfitted with a solar panel. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works to empower herder groups in Must -- many herdsmen now develop their own land-use plans, conservation maps and sustainable practices for water, forest and pasture management. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:26:08 GMT http://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?query=identifer:420/420731