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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. UNARTI_190826_005.JPG: Bust of Pablo Casals This bust was executed by the American artist, Robert Berks, in 1971. The world famous cellist sat for the sculpture. Pablo Casals performed in the General Assembly Chamber many times and wrote music to the words of W.H. Auden for the United Nations, Ode to Peace.
2. UNARTI_190826_008.JPG: Portraits of the Secretary Generals Gift from Iran 1997
3. UNARTI_190826_011.JPG: Trygve Lie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trygve Halvdan Lie (16 July 1896 – 30 December 1968) was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United Nations. Lie earned a reputation as a pragmatic, determined politician.
4. UNARTI_190826_016.JPG: Dag Hammarskjöld From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. Hammarskjöld is the youngest person to have held the post; he was 47 years old when appointed. His second term was cut short when he died in the crash of his DC-6 airplane (whose cause is still disputed) in Northern Rhodesia while en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Congo Crisis. He is one of only four people to be awarded a posthumous Nobel Prize. Hammarskjöld has been referred to as one of the two best secretaries-general of the United Nations, and his appointment has been mentioned as the most notable success for the UN. United States President John F. Kennedy called Hammarskjöld "the greatest statesman of our century."
5. UNARTI_190826_019.JPG: U Thant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thant (22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (/ˌuː ˈθɑːnt/),[a] was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-European to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month (3,683 days) (taking into account a one-month vacancy in November–December 1966). A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. In the days of tense political climate in Burma, he held moderate views positioning himself between fervent nationalists and British loyalists. He was a close friend of Burma's first Prime Minister U Nu and served in various positions in Nu's cabinet from 1948 to 1961. Thant had a calm and unassuming demeanor that won his colleagues' respect. He was appointed as Secretary-General in 1961, when his predecessor Dag Hammarskjöld died in an air crash. In his first term, Thant facilitated negotiations between U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, helping to avert a global catastrophe. Later, in December that year, Thant ordered Operation Grandslam, which ended a secessionist insurgency in Congo. He was reappointed as Secretary-General on 2 December 1966 by a unanimous vote of the Security Council. During his second term Thant was well known for publicly criticizing American conduct in the Vietnam War. He oversaw the entry of several newly independent African and Asian states into the UN. He refused to serve a third term, and retired in 1971. Thant died of lung cancer in 1974. A devout Buddhist and the foremost Burmese diplomat on the international stage, he was widely admired and held in great respect by the Burmese populace. When the military government refused him any honours, riots broke out in Rangoon; these were violently crushed by the government, leaving scores of casualties.
6. UNARTI_190826_022.JPG: Kurt Waldheim From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kurt Josef Waldheim (21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian diplomat and politician. Waldheim was the fourth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981, and President of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for the latter office in the 1986 election, the revelation of his service in Thessaloniki, Greece and in Yugoslavia, as an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II raised international controversy.
7. UNARTI_190826_026.JPG: Javier Pérez de Cuéllar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra KCMG; born January 19, 1920) is a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He ran unsuccessfully against Alberto Fujimori for President of Peru in 1995 and following Fujimori's resignation over corruption charges, he was Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2000 until July 2001. In September 2004, he stepped down from his position as Peru's Ambassador to France, where he formerly resided. He is also a member of the Club de Madrid, a group of more than 100 former Presidents and Prime Ministers of democratic countries, which works to strengthen democracy worldwide. At the age of 100 years, 16 days, Pérez de Cuéllar is currently both the oldest living former Peruvian prime minister and Secretary General of the United Nations.
8. UNARTI_190826_029.JPG: Boutros Boutros-Ghali From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boutros Boutros-Ghali (14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from January 1992 to December 1996. An academic and former Vice Foreign Minister of Egypt, Boutros-Ghali oversaw the UN over a period coinciding with several world crises, including the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide. He was then the first Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie from 16 November 1997 to 31 December 2002.
9. UNARTI_190826_032.JPG: Kofi Annan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kofi Atta Annan (8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela. Annan studied economics at Macalester College, international relations at the Graduate Institute Geneva, and management at MIT. Annan joined the UN in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office. He went on to work in several capacities at the UN Headquarters including serving as the Under-Secretary-General for peacekeeping between March 1992 and December 1996. He was appointed the Secretary-General on 13 December 1996 by the Security Council, and later confirmed by the General Assembly, making him the first office holder to be elected from the UN staff itself. He was re-elected for a second term in 2001, and was succeeded as Secretary-General by Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2007. As the Secretary-General, Annan reformed the UN bureaucracy; worked to combat HIV/AIDS, especially in Africa; and launched the UN Global Compact. He was criticized for not expanding the Security Council and faced calls for his resignation after an investigation into the Oil-for-Food Programme, but was largely exonerated of personal corruption. After the end of his term as UN Secretary-General, he founded the Kofi Annan Foundation in 2007 to work on international development. In 2012, Annan was the UN–Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, to help find a resolution to the ongoing conflict there. Annan quit after becoming frustrated with the UN's lack of progress with regards to conflict resolution. In September 2016, Annan was appointed to lead a UN commission to investigate the Rohingya crisis.
10. UNARTI_190826_035.JPG: Ban Ki-moon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ban Ki-moon (born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016. Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university, accepting his first post in New Delhi, India. Ban was the foreign minister of South Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. In February 2006 he began to campaign for the office of Secretary-General. Ban was initially considered to be a long shot for the office. As foreign minister of South Korea, however, he was able to travel to all the countries on the United Nations Security Council, a maneuver that turned him into the campaign's front runner. On 13 October 2006, he was elected to be the eighth Secretary-General by the United Nations General Assembly. On 1 January 2007, he succeeded Kofi Annan. As Secretary-General, he was responsible for several major reforms on peacekeeping and UN employment practices. Diplomatically, Ban has taken particularly strong views on global warming, pressing the issue repeatedly with U.S. President George W. Bush, and on the Darfur conflict, where he helped persuade Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to allow peacekeeping troops to enter Sudan. Ban was named the world's 32nd most powerful person by the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2013, the highest among South Koreans. In 2014, he was named the third most powerful South Korean after Lee Kun-hee and Lee Jae-yong. In 2016, Foreign Policy named Ban one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers for his achievement of making the Paris Agreement a legally binding treaty less than a year after it was adopted. António Guterres was appointed by the General Assembly on 13 October 2016 to be the successor of Ban Ki-moon as he stepped down on 31 December 2016. He was widely considered to be a potential candidate for the 2017 South Korean presidential election, before announcing, on 1 February, that he would not be running. On 14 September 2017, Ban was elected chair of the International Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission. Also in 2017, Ban co-founded the nonprofit Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. He also currently serves as Distinguished Chair Professor at Yonsei University's Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment. He became the first major international diplomat to throw his weight behind the Green New Deal, a nascent effort by members of the Democratic Party in the United States to zero out planet-warming emissions and end poverty over the next decade.
11. UNARTI_190826_038.JPG: Mural: Fraternidad by Rufino Tamayo Gift from Mexico 1971 Statue: Cast of Statue of Poseidon Gift from Greece 1952
12. UNARTI_190826_051.JPG: Poseidon of Artemission At the time of the donation, Alexis Kyrou, Permanent Representative of Greece said, "More than 2,000 years ago the Greek-philosophers, under the aegis of Zeus and his daughter Athena, the goddess of Wisdom, recognized as a fundamental truth that the freedom of the individual becomes a sterile concept, if not a destructive force, unless it is voluntarily placed at the service of an over-expanding community; the family, the city, the nation and finally the community of nations. The philosophical concepts they incarnated have however, been projected into our era. The need for an international cooperation based on the freedom of the individual and the independence of nations continue to be the mainstay of our modern civilization. The soul of Greece and its people remain unaffected by the passage of centuries. As in the age of the great philosophers, Greece is unreservedly and devoutly attached to the principal of cooperation embodied in the United Nations charter. In his remarks, Secretary General Trygve Lie said, "With other gifts to the Permanent Headquarters, it will also be a reminder of the fact that our world consists of a diversity of great cultures, Western and Asia - which must in time find a common basis of mutual understanding and respect. That is the goal to which the United Nations is dedicated and for which we work." This classical (Hellenistic period) bronze statue is a replica of a classical sculpture of Poseidon (from C. 460 B.C.). The original sculpture was discovered in the 1920's at the bottom of the sea off the coast of the Cape of Artemision. The original resides in the Archeological Museum of Athens. There has long been dispute about whether this is Poseidon or Zeus, and it has been thought it more likely the latter. Created in the beginning of the Classical Period of Greek sculpture (ca. 480–300 BCE), this elegant and balanced figure is the embodiment of beauty, control, and strength. Zeus is shown in full heroic nudity with his left arm and foot thrust dynamically forward in the direction of his foes, while his right leg and arm are raised and slightly bent, implying movement. Zeus is the militant protector ready for action and would have originally been holding a thunderbolt (or trident, in the case of Poseidon).
13. UNARTI_190826_054.JPG: Brotherhood 'Fraternidad' was painted by Rufino Tamayo in 1968 for the Mexican Pavilion at the International Fair of San Antonio, Texas. It was donated to the United Nations in 1971 by the Mexican Government, the artist and his wife, Olga. Past and present are illustrated in Rufino Tamayo's painting. A large fire at the center of this large canvas is surrounded by human figures with interlaced arms symbolizing love. On the right side of the canvas the artist painted a modern lofty structure symbolizing technology and on the left side he introduced a little Mexican touch by painting a Mexican pyramid which symbolized the past. As the artist explained this represents the "eternity in which I hope brotherhood will prevail."
14. UNARTI_190826_067.JPG: Peace Summit Gift from the Republic of South Africa 24 September 2018
15. UNARTI_190826_073.JPG: New York - New York Representing Manhattan Skyscrapers, the sculpture was Donated by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The gift was presented on his behalf by his sister Princess Desirae Baroness Silfverschiold from Sweden during her visit to New York in May 1991. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar accepted the gift on behalf of the United Nations.
16. UNARTI_190826_081.JPG: Mola Tapestry A traditional mola tapestry. Molas from Panama are magnificent, hand made textiles and part of the Kuna Indian Culture. They are made and worn by the women of the Kuna as a traditional part of their costume. The Kuna live on coral isles off Panama's Atlantic coast, south of the Panama Canal. The word mola (plural molakana) is used by the Kuna Indians to describe any piece of cloth. It is used for any garment or any material that serves as cover. Molas are composed of several layers of cloth worked in a technique called reverse appliqué which is an embroidery technique that is used as well in quilting. It involves layering fabrics, and then cutting away at the top layers to reveal the ones underneath in unique patterns. Reverse appliqué gives the mola dimension, color, shape and texture. The visual quality of Panama molas has given the Kuna a reputation for outstanding creative power and complete mastery of this art. --- Foucault Pendulum The principle of the Foucault Pendulum was first demonstrated in Paris in 1851 by the noted French Physicist Jean Bernard Leon Foucault. The Foucalt Pendulum is a simple device conceived as an experiment to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. While it had long been known that the Earth rotated, the introduction of the Foucault pendulum in 1851 was the first simple proof of the rotation in an easy-to-see experiment. Today Foucault pendulums are popular displays in science museums and universities. The pendulum is a 200 pound gold-plated sphere 12 inches in diameter partially filled with copper and suspended from the ceiling 75 feet above the ceremonial staircase by a stainless steel wire. A universal joint allows it to swing freely in any direction. The sphere passes directly over a raised metal ring at the center that contains an electromagnet which induces a current in the copper inside the ball. This supplies the necessary energy to overcome friction and air/resistance and keeps it swinging uniformly. The sphere takes approximately 36 hours and 45 minutes to complete its cycle. The shaft supporting the electromagnetic ring bears the following message from Queen Juliana: "It is a privilege to live this day and tomorrow. Juliana".
17. UNARTI_190826_092.JPG: A La Unidad Humana by V.M. Contreras Gift from Mexico September 27, 1979 A La Unidad Humana The gift from the President of Mexico, Lic. Jose Lopez Portillo arrived at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 1 November 1979. The sculpture is a brass armillary form. An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of the celestial sphere, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features such as the ecliptic. As such, it differs from a celestial globe, which is a smooth sphere whose principal purpose is to map the star constellations.
18. UNARTI_190826_098.JPG: The Embrace of Peace by Ramiro Matos Gonzales Gift from Dominican Republic 1985
19. UNARTI_190826_110.JPG: Inukshuk Kellypalik Pishuktie Iqaluit, NWT, Canada Igneous Rock Inukshuk "This replica is made of Igneous Rock by artist Kellypalik Pishuktie from Iqaluit, Northwest Territories, Canada. The Inukshuk was created as a reference point for hunters and travelers to orient themselves and find their way in the Arctic Plains. These stones figures, silhouetted against the horizon, welcome and guide the travelers. Arctic art is an integral part of Inuit heritage. Inukshuk was created by the Canadian artist Kellypalik Pishuktie for this purpose. These stone figures, silhouetted against the horizon, welcome and guide the traveler on his journey. The Inukshuk ,features prominently in the art and life of the circumpolar peoples. Arctic art is an integral part of the Inuit heritage, and expresses what gives meaning and assures survival."
20. UNARTI_190826_115.JPG: Inukshuk In the vast expanse of the Arctic, Inuit hunters and travelers are very sensitive to the need for points of reference and markers to help them find their way. The Inukshuk was created for this purpose. These stone figures, silhouetted against the horizon, welcome and guide the traveler on his or her journey. The Inukshuk features prominently in the art and life of circumpolar peoples. Arctic art is an integral part of Inuit heritage, and expressive of that which gives meaning and assures survival. In this time of accelerating global change, centering around the UN the Inukshuk could take on a meaning far beyond its uses with the Arctic regions, becoming a metaphor for all humanity looking to find its way. It is with great pleasure that we present this Inukshuk to the United Nations as a permanent symbol to help all peoples and nations represented in this great building discover their paths to a peaceful future.
21. UNARTI_190826_132.JPG: Mosaic Panel Done in the Andalusian style of the 12th Century the panel measures 15'-8" X 8'-2" and was composed entirely by hand by an artist in Fez. There are three inscriptions, the one on the wood frame is from Chapter 49, paragraph 13, of the Koran, known as the Surat El - Hajurat. It says, " Oh, mankind! We created you from a male and female and made you into nations and tribes, that we may know each other. The most honoured of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. " The inscription on the green portion of the mosaic is the Preamble of the United Nations Charter in Arabic; the inscription in the red circle reads: "Charter of the United Nations" in Arabic.
22. UNARTI_190826_135.JPG: Tepak Sireh Betel Quid Set. A symbol of Malaysia, her peoples, their heritage and national identity. Traditionally it is a container comprising several "cembuls" (covered condiment vessels) in which the ingredients necessary for betel chewing are kept Betel chewing is a custom practiced by several communities in Malaysia, significant as a means of social communication to the Malays. Betel is a leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family which includes pepper and Kava valued as a mild stimulant and for its medicinal properties. The Tepak Sireh is a symbol of welcome and hospitality, traits which Malaysians have long been identified with. It consists of a main casing (representing Malaysia), which houses 14 cumbuls (covered condiment vessels) representing the 13 states and the Federal territories which make up Malaysia. While the main Tepak Sireh box houses all 14 cembuls, the actual display would exhibit the cembuls around the entral box on a tray supported by three Malay daggers, called "keris" and the Iban machiete called "parang". The four traditional knives symbolize the defense of the sovereignty of the Nation as well as the spirit of the Malays and the other peoples of Malaysia.
23. UNARTI_190826_138.JPG: Steel Pan(s) The Steel Pan is the only new acoustic instrument of the 20th. century. It was invented in Trinidad and Tobago and is symbolic of the creativity of the people of the Caribbean Community.
24. UNARTI_190826_140.JPG: Replica of the Royal Thai Barge "Suphannahong" The replica, one tenth the size of the actual royal barge, was carved out of a single trunk of teakwood following as far as was practicable the construction of the original. They used photogranametic techniques to determine the precise form and profile of the barge at one tenth of the actual size. This model is the first one that can be called an exact replica of the royal barge. The royal barge "Suphannahong" is known world-wide as a symbol of Thailand. Its graceful figurehead representing the golden hamsa the mythical swan is quite distinctive and is often seen in photographs and publications. The ornamentation was handcrafted resulting in a miniature version of the carvings on the original. on the original. Decorative materials such as lacquer glazed reflectors gold leaf and paint were applied and appear exactly as they are on the original. Measuring 44.9m long by 3.14m wide, it is decorated with intricate gilded carvings and multitiered "chatras" symbols of rank and fitted on ceremonial occasions with either a "Busabok Banlang" or a "Kanya Banlang". (The former is a spired throne used for carrying the King or a venerated Buddha image and the letter is a roofed pavilion used for group traveling.) Her full complement consists of 50 oarsmen, 2 steersmen, 2 officers, 1 ensign carrier, a chanter and a signaler all armed with swords.
25. UNARTI_190826_141.JPG: Titans The mural, commemorating the 1970 United Nations World Youth Assembly, was dedicated on 10 January 1973 at the United Nations Headquarters. Statements were made a the ceremony by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim; the artist Mr. Winter; and Jamil M. Baroody Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations who had suggested that a mural be painted to commemorate the youth Assembly. The World Youth Assembly, the First International Youth Conference organized by the United Nations, was held from 9 to 17 July 1970 in conjunction with the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Organization. In deciding to authorize the mural in resolution 2896 (XXVI) of 22 December 1971-the General Assembly noted that the Youth Assembly had "paved the way for a better understanding among youth designed to contribute to efforts for bringing about peace, justice and progress in the world." Artist or Maker: Lumen Martin Winter Donation Date: January 10, 1973
26. UNARTI_190826_151.JPG: Herbert Henry Lehman by Everett Kinstler Gift from Lehman Foundation 1986 Herbert H. Lehman (United States 1878-1963) Politician and philanthropist. After ten years as Governor of New York State, he served as Director General of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration (UNRRA) from 1943-1946. UNRRA was one of the predecessors of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees which was created in 1959.
27. UNARTI_190826_176.JPG: Barjil The Dubai International Award for Best Practices to Improve the Living Environment, is an award established as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Maktoun Bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai in response to the Dubai Declaration adopted buy the United Nations Conference on Best Practices held in Dubai during November 19-22, 1995. The Dubai Declaration was later adopted by the World Assembly of Cities and Local Authorities as well as the HABITAT II Conference held in Istanbul, Turkey in June, 1998. The first Dubai Award for Best Practices was presented by the UN Secretary-General and the Director-General of Dubai Municipality on June 4, 1996 at the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul to recipients from Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire, India, Morocco, The Netherlands and USA. The purpose is "To encourage, recognize and enhance awareness of outstanding and sustainable achievements in improving the quality of life in urban and rural settlements.The trophy is made in the shape of a wind-tower, known as "Barjil." in Arabic. The "Barjeel" was used as an air cooler and air purifier in traditional Arabic architecture before air-conditioners were invented. The Barjil is made of Copper and covered with Gold and the base of the Barjil is made of Industrial Marble.
28. UNARTI_190826_190.JPG: Memorial Buddhist Stupa The Memorial Buddhist Stupa was cast, at the instigation of His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, to commemorate the occasion that the General Assembly at its 54th Session adopted Resolution 54/115 on 15 December 1999 acknowledge the contributions that Buddhism has made to the promotion of peace and goodwill among humanity for over 2,500 years, as well as to observe the International Recognition of the Day of Vesak at the United Nations Headquarters and other UN offices. The Day of Vesak is the day most sacred to Buddhists, it is celebrated ion the full moon day of May each year, to recognize the day Buddah was born. This holy day represents the day that Buddha was born, attained enlightenment and passed away. The Memorial Stupa, contains holy relics of the Lord Buddha from Thailand, Sri Lanka and Union of Myanmar. It stands for peace, goodwill, non-violence and compassion preached by Lord Buddha.
29. UNARTI_190826_195.JPG: "Gandzelo" (The Sacred Tree) Among the people of Bantu origin (more than half of the African continent), prevails certain customs and beliefs. The sacred forest and tree emanate from a deeply held belief that life does not end with death and that death and the dead must be respected because they continue to live. In villages there is usually a tree where people beg the ancestors for protection, health, etc. It is also here where family meetings take place regarding major destinies of the family, village and society. It is also under the tree that the elderly council makes decisions regarding the life of the community - this is a representation of African democracy.
30. UNARTI_190826_201.JPG: Chernobyl "Hand-woven Gobelin tapestry (French Manufacturer of tapestries), commemorates the Chernobyl tragedy and was intended as a gift to the United Nations for adopting the resolution on Chernobyl. The tapestry reflects humanism displayed by representatives of various countries." Donor Country: Belarus Artist or Maker: Alexander Kishchenko Donation Date: September 19, 1991
31. UNARTI_190826_206.JPG: Triumph of Peace The tapestry was designed by Antwerp artist Peter Colfs and executed under the direction of Gaspard de Wit is the largest tapestry ever woven measuring 43 1/2 by 28 1/2 feet. It is the work of 14 artist craftsmen operating a loom specially built for the manufacture of this tapestry. The wool and jute used in its composition could stretch nearly four times around the equator the total length of the yarn being 94,000 miles. The themes of the tapestry are peace, prosperity and equality. In the center of the design the Dove of Peace approaches the Fountain of Goodwill. Views of the chief cities of Member States line the borders. The predominant color among the many hues of the tapestry is green, the universal symbol of life and living things, and the traditional color of peace.
32. UNARTI_190826_235.JPG: Hope Unveiled in the Visitors Lobby on 14 November 1994 by the President of Latvia H.E. Mr. Guntis Ulmanis. The Secretary-General received the gift on behalf of the United Nations. Artist or Maker: Edite Pauls-Vignere
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Bigger photos? To save server space, the full-sized versions of these images have either not been loaded to the server or have been removed from the server. (Only some pages are loaded with full-sized images and those usually get removed after three months.) I still have them though. If you want me to email them to you, please send an email to guthrie.bruce@gmail.com and I can email them to you, or, depending on the number of images, just repost the page again will the full-sized images.
Connection Not Secure messages? Those warnings you get from your browser about this site not having secure connections worry some people. This means this site does not have SSL installed (the link is http:, not https:). That's bad if you're entering credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal information. But this site doesn't collect any personal information so SSL is not necessary. Life's good!
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