General Assembly Commemorates 80th Anniversary of Establishment of United Nations

Maria Ressa (left), 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, greets Annalena Baerbock (second from right), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, after the high-level meeting of the General Assembly to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. At second from left is Maryam Bukar Hassan, Global Advocate for Peace. In the centre is Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Prime Minister of Norway, and at right is Secretary-General António Guterres.



The meeting is held to mark the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, with UN officials and Heads of State and Government reflecting on the achievements of the past eight decades and the path ahead for a more inclusive and responsive multilateral system.