Photo story: Presidents, activists, celebrities

Secretary-General António Guterres (standing) shares a laugh with participants of an event on the margins of the general debate of the seventy-third General Assembly. Also pictured (seated left to right): Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Secretary-General António Guterres (standing) shares a laugh with participants of an event on the margins of the general debate of the seventy-third General Assembly. Also pictured (seated left to right): Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Lorena Castillo de Varela, First Lady of Panama, adds a flag to the wall at the VIP Social Media Zone after her Facebook Live interview on the second day of the General Assembly's seventy-third general debate.

Thousands of people have descended on the United Nations in New York this week. Presidents and prime ministers from across the world have spoken during the world leaders’ general debate…but they’ve also joined diplomats, campaigners and celebrities at around 350 side events at UN Headquarters. The First Lady of Panama, Lorena Castillo de Varela, drops by the VIP Social Media studio to plant a flag of solidarity.

UN Photo/Mark Garten
French President Emmanuel Macron participates in a Facebook Live event on 25 September 2018 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. 25 September 2018.

And, French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a “Facebook Live” broadcast at the studio.

UN Social Media
Celebrity chef and World Food Programme supporter, Manal al Alem of Jordan, appears at the VIP Social Media Studio at UN Headquarters on the margins of the seventy-third session of the UN General Assembly. 26 September 2018.

Jordanian celebrity chef and World Food Programme advocate, Manal al Alem, stamps an image of a dove in the Instagram zone demonstrating her commitment to peace.

UN Social Media
Morena Herrera, social activist from El Salvador, holds the sign "Her Story Our Story" at the launch of the Spotlight Latin America programme, which will fund targeted interventions, aiming to eradicating femicide in Latin America.

Meanwhile, social activists from Latin America, including Morena Herrera from El Salvador, meet to discuss a 50 million euro investment aimed at preventing femicide in the region.

UN Photo/Cia Pak
Actor and activist Winston Duke at the HeForShe IMPACT Summit in New York City on 26 September 2018.

Women’s issues continue to take centre stage at the UN. Actor, activist, and one of the starts of blockbuster movie Black Panther, Winston Duke, appears at the HeForShe IMPACT Summit which is all about sharing “ground-breaking practices and concrete solutions towards the achievement of gender equality.”

HeForShe UN Women
Detail of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) logo during the SDG Moment before the opening of the annual general debate. The Moment aims to draw the attention of the world leaders to the importance of taking bold action on the SDGs as they prepare to engage with and address one another at the General Assembly and in the debate. 25 September 2018.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been a focus of many side events. The logo is broadcast on a giant screen at UN HQ.

UN Photo/Manuel Elías
Participant of events held on the first day of the high-level week of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly pose in front of the Sustainable Development Goals emblem. 24 September 2018.

At the SDG Zone, women are showing their commitment to the 17 global goals which include ending poverty and hunger, and building a sustainable future for the planet and life on earth.

UN Photo/Laura Jarriel
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