United Nations Blog | Updates from the social media team

Here’s a selection of photos and videos you may have missed posted on UN social media accounts from around the UN system over the past few weeks and shared with our social media team. Thank you to all who contributed!

Young Libyan scouts recently marched the streets of Tripoli carrying colorful placards to warn about the danger of landmines and raise public awareness on International Day for Mine Awareness. Thanks to UN Mine Action Service (@MineAction) for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

Dressed in white, 130 imams gathered at United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) earlier this month to discuss their role in the peace process of the region. Thanks to @unamidnews for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

United Nation’s Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos spoke at an event on international humanitarian response to the crisis in Syria. “The brutal conflict is not only shattering Syria’s present: it is also destroying its future,” she said. Thanks to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for posting this photo of aid reaching children there and more in this photo album on Facebook.

Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador against Human Trafficking Mira Sorvino tweeted this photo recently from the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Thanks to Mira for posting this and more on her Twitter account @MiraSorvino.

In this photo over 200 kilos of unexploded ordinances (UXOs), captured from al-Shabaab militants, are destroyed at a safe location outside of Mogadishu, Somalia. Here, a team of soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) dispose of weapons on a regular basis in order to ensure the safety and security of civilians. Thanks to United Nations Photo for posting this and more on their Facebook page.

Earlier this year, a severe earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the Solomon Islands leaving thousands of people homeless. In this photo, a team of nurses is heading out to one of the health clinics on the islands to help the local people there. Thanks to the World Health Organization (WHO) for posting this and more photos in their Facebook album.

Yelena Gagarina was just 2 years old when her father, Yuri Gagarin, was the first human to journey into outer space in 1961. She visited the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs in Vienna recently to attend a pre-premiere of the film “Gagarin. First in Space.” Thanks to @UNOOSA for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

This photo collage features images from the Proud to be Indigenous campaign running through end of May where indigenous peoples from all over the world show are invited to share why they are proud of their heritage. Tweet your own photo by tagging #Proud2BIndigenous! Thanks to Proud To Be Indigenous for posting this and more on their Facebook page.

Delegates are pick up their badges in World Health Organization‘s lobby prior to the 66th World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva this month. Thanks to @WHO for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

World Food Programme (WFP) in action: here’s one of its teams on the ground pre-positioning high-energy biscuits in Bangladesh ahead of the expected arrival of Cyclone Mahasen. Thanks to @WFP for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, spoke at this year’s World Summit on the Information Society, the world’s largest annual gathering of the ‘ICT for development’ community. Thanks to @ITU for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

In this video interview, ITU catches up with Kofi Annan to ask how technology might help empower the world’s youth. Thanks to ITU for posting this and more on their YouTube account.

A clear visual impact of the conflict in Syria on civilians — satellite images from @UNOSAT – show startling growth of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan in less than 6 months. Thanks to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (@UNOCHA) for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

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On a fact-finding mission to Kenya Chinese actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Li Bingbing urged greater effort by governments and consumers to combat illegal wildlife trade by saying no to ivory products. Thanks to @UNEP for posting this photo and more on their Twitter account.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visited Kuwait recently to personally thank the Emir of Kuwait for an unprecedented donation of USD 110 million for UNHCR’s emergency operation for Syrian refugees. Thanks to @UNHCR for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

At the close of the Global Mom campaign ”Mom+Social” event Jennifer Lopez and her sister Lynda talked about their Lopez Family Foundation which is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women and children. Thanks to @Beatrice Frey from UN Women for posting this and more on her Twitter account.

In Somaliland, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) helps to improve the economic opportunities for women by improving textile quality & production. Thanks to UNIDO Chief Technical Advisor @Sean Paterson for posting this and more on his Twitter account.

Time to study! The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Tehran is helping graduate students of social welfare to broaden their knowledge of the UN by providing a workshop on how to retrieve information about the UN online. Thanks to @UNIC Tehran for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s wife Mrs. Ban Soon-taek emphasized the importance of women and children’s welfare all over the world in remarks to the “Mom+Social” event. In a related blog post, she further told about her own experiences: “I view their struggles and triumphs through the lens of my experiences as a mother and grandmother.” Thanks to @UN_Women for sharing this and more on their Twitter account.

Meet the Blue Helmets — United Nations’ peacekeeping personnel on the ground. They are contributed by national armies from across the globe and provide vital security and stability in UN missions around the world. Thanks to civilian staffer @Jesus Serrano for posting this photo from Haiti and more on his Twitter account.

Here is Thibault. He is walking for safe streets in Brussels, Belgium as part of the United Nations “Decade of Action for Road Safety” campaign and World Road Safety week. Check out more photos on Facebook from the many events being held around the world. Thanks to @UN Road Safety for posting this and more on their Twitter account.

Improving water, hygiene & sanitation access are some of the key priorities for United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here, children are standing by the latrines in one of the camps for internally displaced people. Thanks to OCHA for posting this and more photos on their Facebook page.

The engineering unit of the UN Mission In Liberia (UNMIL) is working hard on Liberia’s infrastructural development including this 94 km highway, a main supply route for Liberians and UNMIL peacekeepers. Thanks to United Nations Mission in Liberia for posting this photo and more on their Facebook page.

Director-General Dr Margaret Chan joined World Health Organization staff recently for a “Long Short Walk” to promote safe walking for all. The Long Short Walk is organized globally in support of the UN Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May) themed around pedestrian safety. Thanks to WHO for posting this and more on their Facebook page.

UN Development Programme staffer Marc-André Franche ‏(@MAFundp) posted this photo from Pakistan and many more from elections there. In a statement issued on Sunday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people and government of Pakistan on successful conduct of national and provincial elections.

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