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A wide view of the General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters.Rising life expectancies and declining birth rates throughout the world are creating an increasing proportion of old people to young. By the year 2000 there will be nearly 600 million people over 60 years old, twice the 1970 figure. In the developing world, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, the traditional roles and support structures for elderly are being eroded by rapid social and economic change. Between 26 July and 6 August, 1982, a special UN-sponsored World Assembly on Aging will be held in Vienna to discuss the long-range future of the world's elderly. Issues on the agenda include health, housing and the environment, social welfare, income security, education and the family, and the role of the elderly in development. Man in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. [Exact date unknown]Participants at the fourth UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NCDs) before the start of the meeting. The meeting was titled “Equity and integration: transforming lives and livelihoods through leadership and action on noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being".A view of delegations attending the first day of the general debate during the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly.Emmanuel Macron (centre), President of the Republic of France and Co-Chair of the Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution is greeted before the resumption of the Conference. The Conference is expected to reaffirm international commitments to the two-State solution and seek to mobilize support for its implementation.Rising life expectancies and declining birth rates throughout the world are creating an increasing proportion of old people to young. By the year 2000 there will be nearly 600 million people over 60 years old, twice the 1970 figure. In the developing world, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, the traditional roles and support structures for elderly are being eroded by rapid social and economic change. Between 26 July and 6 August, 1982, a special UN-sponsored World Assembly on Aging will be held in Vienna to discuss the long-range future of the world's elderly. Issues on the agenda include health, housing and the environment, social welfare, income security, education and the family, and the role of the elderly in development. Banjara tribal women near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. [Exact date unknown]Vassily Nebenzia (right), Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, and President of the Security Council for the month of October, arrives to brief reporters on the Security Council programme of work for the month of October.Samuel Žbogar (center), Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations, checks his phone before the start of the Security Council meeting on Artificial intelligence and international peace and security under the agenda item maintenance of international peace and security.Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations at 80 Commemoration "A living legacy" in the General Assembly Hall. "The United Nations is not just a set of buildings. It is not just words on paper. It is alive -- in you. It lives in every peacekeeper who stands between conflict and calm. In every humanitarian worker who reaches the unreachable. In every diplomat who chooses dialogue over discord. In all of you who understand that global problems demand global solutions," said the Secretary-General, and continued: "Let us honour the legacy we have inherited - and commit to the legacy we will leave behind. Let us keep the living legacy going - and growing - for one and all."Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine.Toelupe Maoiautele Poumulinuku Onesemo, Deputy Prime Minister of Samoa, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session.A view of the “Non-Violence” or “Knotted Gun” sculpture by artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on the UN Visitors Plaza at UN Headquarters in the morning of the fifth day of 80th General Assembly Debate.A view of the United Nations Headquarters as seen from Long Island City.Rising life expectancies and declining birth rates throughout the world are creating an increasing proportion of old people to young. By the year 2000 there will be nearly 600 million people over 60 years old, twice the 1970 figure. In the developing world, and to a lesser extent elsewhere, the traditional roles and support structures for elderly are being eroded by rapid social and economic change. Between 26 July and 6 August, 1982, a special UN-sponsored World Assembly on Aging will be held in Vienna to discuss the long-range future of the world's elderly. Issues on the agenda include health, housing and the environment, social welfare, income security, education and the family, and the role of the elderly in development. Elderly man and child near Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. [Exact date unknown]Secretary-General António Guterres (centre right) awaits the arrival of Mohamed Younis A Menfi, President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya.UN Security Officer Gonzalez and his K-9 partner Hana pose for a photo on the second day of the 80th General Assembly Debate at UN Headquarters.Participants at the high-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (26 September).A view of the United Nations emblem in the General Assembly Hall in the morning of the third day of the 80th session of the General Assembly Debate.UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall addresses the UN Department of Public Information (DPI)’s annual Student Youth Conference, held as part of activities surrounding the International Day of Peace (21 September).Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, briefs the press during the High-level Week of the 80th General Assembly.UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall (left) with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during the annual Peace Bell Ceremony held at United Nations headquarters in observance of the International Day of Peace (21 September).Annalena Baerbock, President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, delivers the closing address of the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session.Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (centre), President of the Government of Spain, addresses the high-level multi-stakeholder informal meeting to launch the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance. "Today, we launch the Global Dialogue on AI Governance at the United Nations – the world’s principal venue for collective focus on this transformative technology," Secretary-General António Guterres said at the meeting. The Global Dialogue on AI Governance is expected to become the world’s principal venue for collective focus on AI and aims to create a shared space for governments, industry, civil society, and scientists to exchange best practices and foster common approaches.Annalena Baerbock (left), President of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, opens the fifth day of the general debate of the General Assembly’s eightieth session. At right is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM).

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