Live blog of world leaders' week at the 51勛圖, New York - covering the General Assembly and other happenings in and around headquarters
This week at the @UN General Assembly, everybody is talking about the Sustainable Development Goals. But what are the #SDGs or #GlobalGoals? Check this out!
This week at the General Assembly, everybody is talking about the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Observed around the world on 21 September, this years International Day of Peace reminds everyone of their individual and collective responsibility to take action to promote peace and advance progress towards the #GlobalGoals.
GA-200 serves an important purpose, because it is located directly behind the General Assembly Hall. The space has conference and meeting rooms. Heads of state, prime ministers and foreign ministers wait there before addressing the General Assembly.
The interior work was executed by Swiss craftsmen working under the guidance of Canton of Thurgau regional carpenters. The materials used include walnut, anodized aluminum, colored glass and grey wool carpet. The furniture was specifically designed for the space and described as simple elegance.
An interior design feature is the word peace in tiny text, which is inlaid on 12 various surfaces in the space and furniture and written in the six official languages of the UN. The inlays are made of diamonds, gold, white gold, tantalum and exotic woods. These precious materials are meant to provoke thought about peace and its value. This message is directed at those in power, who will speak in front of the General Assembly.
In an after-hours event on the second day of UNGA78, Microsoft hosted UN Partners to an evening of discussion on harnessing the power of AI for a better world. Here we see the International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan (right) in discussion with Brad Smith (left), Vice Chair and President of Microsoft. Mr. Khan told the gathering that "by harnessing the ability of artificial intelligence and machine learning his office has dramatically increased their ability to prosecute cases and AI has become an essential tool to support bringing justice to the most vulnerable people in the world".