ECOSOC 80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism

Secretary-General António Guterres (left); Annalena Baerbock (centre left), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly; and Lok Bahadur Thapa (centre right), Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN and President of ECOSOC, pose for a photo with the stamp with a motive of the mural painted by artist Eduardo Kobra (right) during the special meeting on the commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Economic and Social Council entitled "ECOSOC80: A Turning Point for Multilateralism".

Eduardo Kobra is from São Paulo, Brazil and the mural was a donation from the Permanent Mission of Brazil, tied to the commemoration of the 200th year anniversary of Brazil's Independence (7 September 1822). The theme of the artwork is Sustainable Development, in particular the concept of meeting the needs of the present without compromising Earth's ability to meet the needs of future generations. The mural was installed on the west façade of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Building in September 2022.