Secretary-General Kofi Annan (fourth from right) raises the flags of the three newly admitted members of the General Assembly: the Republics of Kiribati and Nauru and the Kingdom of Tonga - the 186th, 187th and 188th Member States of the United Nations respectively.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan marks International Day of Peace by ringing the Japanese Peace Bell at United Nations Headquarters. The observance coincides with the opening of the regular session of the United Nations General Assembly. (UN Photo EDD133)

View of the General Assembly hall on opening day. Seated at the podium, left to right: Secretary-General Kofi Annan; Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia, President of the 54th session of the General Assembly; Jin Yongjian, Under-Secretary-
General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services. (UN Photo 201320C)

Theo-Ben Gurirab of Namibia (centre), newly elected President of the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly, addresses the opening of the session. Left is Secretary-General Kofi Annan and right, Jin Yongjian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly Affairs and Conference Services. (UN Photo ESD298)

Beretitenti Teburoro Tito, President of the Republic of Kiribati, addresses the General Assembly.
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Rene Harris, President of the Republic of Nauru, addresses the General Assembly. (UN Photo 201346C)

His Royal Highness Prince Ulukalala-Lavaka-Ata, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Kingdom of Tonga, addresses the General Assembly. (UN Photo 201347C)