World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life. Indigenous woman and baby at the "Peoples World Conference on Climate Change and Defence of Life" in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The event emphasizes the views of indigenous peoples and those involved in social movements. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Secretary-General Addresses Parliament of Italy. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of Italy on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Italy’s accession to the United Nations. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Secretary-General Appears on “Zero Hunger Challenge”. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) appears on an Italian TV show, “Zero Hunger Challenge”, on RAI, hosted by Cristina Parodi. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Secretary-General Visits Slovakia. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre left) arrives in Poprad, Slovakia. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

Secretary-General Visits Refugee Reception Centre in Rome. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife, Yoo soon taek, meet with families of refugees at the Centre Tenda Di Abramo in Rome. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

World Premiere Screening of Film Queen Nanny. Una Clarke, former New York City Council member, at the world premiere screening of “Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroons Chieftainess", a film by Roy T. Anderson. The event was organized by the Remember Slavery Programme, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations. The film is a one-hour documentary film that unearths and examines Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica’s sole female national hero and one of the most celebrated, but least recognized, heroines in the resistance history of the New World. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard

70th Anniversary UN Day Concert in New York. To mark the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, a commemorative concert was held on Friday, 23 October 2015, in the UN General Assembly Hall. Organized by the UN Department of Public Information in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), the concert featured the KBS Traditional Music Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Lee Jun-ho and accompanied by Kim Hae-sook, renowned master of the twelve-string gayageum. Special guest performers included UN Messenger of Peace and pianist Lang Lang; K-pop duo Davichi; and the Harlem Gospel Choir. The KBS Traditional Music Orchestra performs at the 2015 UN Day concert. UN Photo/Kim Haughton

UN Headquarters Lights Up in Blue to Celebrate 70th Anniversary. UN Headquarters in New York lit up blue for two nights, beginning 23 October when the annual UN Day concert was held, and concluding on 24 October, celebrated as UN Day since 1948. Starting in New Zealand, and moving in a wave around the world, some 300 sites around the world lit themselves blue to join the global commemoration, including iconic landmarks such as Australia's Sydney Opera House to the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt and from the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro to the Empire State Building in New York. Other sites included Russia's Hermitage Museum, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Edinburgh Castle and Central Hall Westminster in the United Kingdom, Table Mountain in South Africa, Japan's SkyTree Tower and the Alhambra in Spain, among many others. The UN Secretariat Headquarters building in New York City lit up in “UN Blue”. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

Gabarrón Art Installation Unveiled in Central Park on UN Day. “Enlightened Universe”, a monumental art installation by Spanish artist Cristóbal Gabarrón was unveiled on Saturday, 24 October, at the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park in New York City in celebration of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. The commemorative work of art depicts seventy life-size figures joined in hand around a central globe, creating a human chain of global citizenship, respect for nature and shared responsibility. The sphere measures 6,371 millimetres in diameter to correspond to the Earth’s average radius of 6,371 kilometres and the figures represent the seventy years of the United Nations. A view of “Enlightened Universe” by artist Cristóbal Gabarrón. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Security Council Debates Women, Peace and Security. The Security Council held an all-day open debate on women, peace and security to review implementation of resolution 1325. Adopted on 31 October 2000, 1325 is the first resolution of the Council to address the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women. Alaa Murabit (foreground), of the non-governmental organization Voice of Libyan Women, during the debate. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard