United Nations flags outside UN Headquarters and around the world have been lowered to half-mast for 3 days in honour of our former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed on Satuday. “More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.” — Kofi Annan in his message for the new millennium, December 1999 | United Nations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, pointing at the UN flag during a tense exchange, remarked: “This is not the Russian flag.” To which UN Secretary-General António Guterres fired back: “That’s because you are not the President.” The sharp retort stunned the hall, drawing murmurs across the UN chamber. #UNGA #Lavrov #Russia #UN #Geopolitics #BreakingNews | The Asian Chronicle