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193 students hold flags of the United Nations and of all the UN Member States to commemorate the International Day of Peace at UN Headquarters in New York.

21 September 2006, UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras 193 students hold flags of the United Nations and of all the UN Member States to commemorate the International Day of Peace at UN Headquarters in New York . Yo-Yo Ma, world renowned cellist and newly appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace, performs for the gathering at the observance of the International Day of Peace at United Nations Headquarters in New York

Yo-Yo Ma, world renowned cellist and newly appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace, performs for the gathering at the observance of the International Day of Peace at United Nations Headquarters in New York

21 September 2006, UN Photo/Marco CastroYo-Yo Ma, world renowned cellist and newly appointed United Nations Messenger of Peace, performs for the gathering at the observance of the International Day of Peace at United Nations Headquarters in New York Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledges the warm welcome by the internally displaced persons as he arrives at Al-Salam camp near El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledges the warm welcome by the internally displaced persons as he arrives at Al-Salam camp near El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan.

5 September 2007, UN Photo/Evan Schneider Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledges the warm welcome by the internally displaced persons as he arrives at Al-Salam camp near El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. UN military and police arrive at African Union Headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan.

28 December 2006, UN Photo/Fred Noy UN military and police arrive at African Union Headquarters in El Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan. A husband and his wife cook and sell wheat meal on the street of Naquoura, Lebanon.

12 July 2007, UN Photo/Jorge Aramburu A husband and his wife cook and sell wheat meal on the street of Naquoura, Lebanon. Yoga classes are offered to the local community by UN staff in Lebanon as part of the mission community outreach programme.

Yoga classes are offered to the local community by UN staff in Lebanon as part of the mission community outreach programme.

8 August 2007, UN Photo/Jorge Aramburu Yoga classes are offered to the local community by UN staff in Lebanon as part of the mission community outreach programme. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds bilateral talks with Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, after attending a conference on the rule of law in Afghanistan, in Rome, Italy.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds bilateral talks with Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, after attending a conference on the rule of law in Afghanistan, in Rome, Italy.

3 July 2007, UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds bilateral talks with Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, after attending a conference on the rule of law in Afghanistan, in Rome, Italy. Students celebrate the inauguration of their school in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, built by Guatemalan peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

Students celebrate the inauguration of their school in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, built by Guatemalan peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

15 June 2007, UN Photo/Marco Dormino Students celebrate the inauguration of their school in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, built by Guatemalan peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. A member of the Independent Electoral Commission signals for two more voters to go into a polling station in Bunia, to cast their votes in the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A member of the Independent Electoral Commission signals for two more voters to go into a polling station in Bunia, to cast their votes in the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

29 October 2006 UN Photo/Martine Perret A member of the Independent Electoral Commission signals for two more voters to go into a polling station in Bunia, to cast their votes in the second round of presidential and provincial elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. United Nations staff help transport ballot boxes to a remote region in Timor-Leste. The UN Mission helped the country carry out its presidential and parliamentary elections.

United Nations staff help transport ballot boxes to a remote region in Timor-Leste. The UN Mission helped the country carry out its presidential and parliamentary elections.

8 May 2007, UN Photo/Martine Perret United Nations staff help transport ballot boxes to a remote region in Timor-Leste. The UN Mission helped the country carry out its presidential and parliamentary elections. United Nations officers register arms of the Nepalese Army, as part of the UN peace mission in Nepal.

United Nations officers register arms of the Nepalese Army, as part of the UN peace mission in Nepal.

20 February 2007, UN Photo/UN Nepal Information Platform United Nations officers register arms of the Nepalese Army, as part of the UN peace mission in Nepal. The Peacebuilding Commission with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza (centre), and Youssef Mahmoud, Executive Representative of the Secretary General in Burundi (left) in Bujumbura, Burundi.

The Peacebuilding Commission with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza (centre), and Youssef Mahmoud, Executive Representative of the Secretary General in Burundi (left) in Bujumbura, Burundi.

13 April 2007, UN Photo/Mario Rizzolio The Peacebuilding Commission with Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza (centre), and Youssef Mahmoud, Executive Representative of the Secretary General in Burundi (left) in Bujumbura, Burundi.

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