We would like to invite you to the exhibition “UN at 60 – A Time for Renewal,” organized by the UN Representative Office in the Russian Federation in cooperation with ITAR-TASS news agency. The exhibition opens on 24 October, when the United Nations Day is celebrated each year.

This year we mark the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Organization, officially established on 24 October 1945, when the UN Charter was ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, the United States and the majority of the states that signed the Charter.

Unique photo materials (more than 100 photos) from the archives of the United Nations and ITAR-TASS news agency are displayed at our exhibition. The photos depict the milestones of the creation of the United Nations Organization and participation of the Soviet Union in this process; major events in the UN international activity in the following years up to our times with active involvement of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, and the work of the UN system today. Apart from the photos of the UN Secretary-Generals and Soviet and Russian leaders, photos of common UN employees and, most importantly, those for whom the Organization works, are on display.

UN Resident Coordinator in the Russian Federation Mr. Ercan Murat, Member of the Collegium of ITAR-TASS Yakov Borovoy, representatives of Russian ministries and agencies, diplomatic corps, non-governmental organizations, business community, and academia will take part in the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition.

The photo exhibition will take place in the Centre of Eastern Literature of the Russian State Library, 6, Mokhovaya Street (“Biblioteka im.Lenina” metro station), 24-30 October 2005. The exhibition is open daily from 10:00-18:00. Free entrance.