"ART WORKS"

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly

An art exhibition was held in Juba as part of a year-long campaign – ‘Peace Begins with Me’— marking 75 years of UN Peacekeeping. UNMISS

United Nations Peacekeeping launched a special photo exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York to honor the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th anniversary. UNIFEED

On the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN chief António Guterres called on leaders to be inspired by past successes for the “huge efforts that are needed now to ensure this, and future generations can live on a sustainable planet,” as the world is “nearing a point of no return.” UNEP

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Picasso’s iconic Guernica tapestry has been cared for by conservators and rehung outside the United Nations Security Council Chamber, it was announced today by Nelson A. Rockefeller, Jr., whose family has been the longtime steward of the tapestry. UNIFEED

During the 76th United Nations General Assembly - the annual gathering of world leaders and representatives across humanity to address and act on our planet’s most urgent crises - SUPERFLEX and ART 2030 presents the debut of Interspecies Assembly, a two-fold art project bringing the representatives and voices of other life forms to these discussions and decisions. UNIFEED

More than 200 works of art from United Nations Geneva have for the first time left the historic Palais des Nations to make the journey across the city to Musée Rath, where they will be on display until 10 October 2021. UNTV CH

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in co-operation with the Italian Presidency of the G20, opened Rome's first garden dedicated to the concept of sustainable development. The "G20 Green Garden" is being billed as a space where recreation and the embrace of nature meet education on themes of global import. FAO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.