On October 23rd, to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, the UN flag was raised during a celebratory ceremony. The event took place near the UN Memorial Stone in Kyiv's Navodnytskiy Park, it was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, and UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, Humanitarian Coordinator Osnat Lubrani, as well as Heads of UN agencies and Ukrainian peacekeepers.
UN RC and Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived to deliver a speech.
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Greetings in new reality
On photo: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba is greeting UN RC/HC Osnat Lubrani before the ceremony of raising flags.
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Ukrainian peacekeeper is getting ready to raise the UN flag
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The national flag of Ukraine was also raised.
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Heads of all of UN Agencies in Ukraine were guests at the ceremony
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Delivering a speech
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Retired Ukrainian peacekeepers were an honorable guests at the ceremony
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba
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UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani
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UN RC/HC, Heads of UN Agencies in Ukraine and UN staff members
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Joint photo near the UN Memorial Stone
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Speakers, media and guests
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