Here are some behind-the-scenes photos of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly:
    The flags of all nations
    Flags from countries participating in the General Assembly

      President Obama at his arrival in New York to address the General Assembly
      President Barack Obama arrives for the opening of the Climate Summit at the UN

        President Obama addressing the Climate Summit
        President Obama addresses the UN Climate Summit in NYC

          The Twitter wall at the Climate Summit – tweets on climate change were projected onto the wall outside of the hall where the Summit was held. #climate2014
          The twitter wall outside of the Climate Summit, featuring tweets about climate change projected on a wall outside of the Climate Summit wall

            Sphere within a Sphere by sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. The sphere reflects the newly completed General Assembly building, which was renovated for the first time in 70 years. The sculpture was presented as a gift to the United Nations by Lamberto Dini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy
            Sphere within a Sphere by sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro

            The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte with the Youth Envoy

            The Norwegian Prime Minister and the Youth Envoy with signs promoting the Climate Summit
            The Youth Envoy and The President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki.

            The Norwegian Prime Minister and the Youth Envoy with signs promoting the Climate Summit

            The Her Royal Highness Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and Amina J. Mohammed, Special Advisor of the United Nations Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning. Ms. Mohammed attended the My World event on 25 September to celebrate over 5 million votes in the My World survey, 3.4 million of which were cast by youth around the world. Make your voice heard at the MyWorld website.

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            The Secretary General and King Abdullah of Jordan

            The Secretary-General and the King of Jordan

            Wolf Blitzer of CNN

            Wolf Blitzer outside of the GA
            Anderson Cooper of CNN

            Anderson Cooper in a reflective moment outside of the GA

            Outside of the General Assembly Hall

            Media gather outside of the GA

            A campaign from the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to end open defecation which printed facts about the harm of open defecation onto rolls of toilet tissue. Read more on their website.

            Toilet tissue with facts about the harm of open defecation as part of a campaign from the UN Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
            The President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye, addressing the General Assembly

            The President of South Korea addresses the GA