United Nations in Bahrain launches a Photo Exhibition Marking 80 Years of Global Solidarity

The United Nations in Bahrain officially launched on Tuesday the UN@80 Photo Exhibition, “Shared Lives, Shared Future”, at Seef Mall’s Colours of the East Gallery, in the presence of government officials, diplomats, artists, and friends of the United Nations, reflecting Bahrain’s longstanding commitment to multilateral cooperation and sustainable development.

The exhibition showcases stories from around the world, highlighting the many ways in which the world’s most crucial international organisation impacts our daily lives, including by supporting peace and security, overseeing regulatory frameworks, providing humanitarian assistance, promoting development, facilitating international conventions on trade, and advocating for human rights.

“The exhibition we launch tonight tells a remarkable story—a story that began 80 years ago, a story of ambition and resolve, of cooperation and results. The people in these images remind us that multilateralism makes our world a better place. Only together can we continue building our shared future,” said Ahmed Ben Lassoued, Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Manama and Acting United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The exhibition in Bahrain showcases a selection of 31 photographs, and it continues until November 15. Other images can be seen online at the virtual exhibition: https://www.un.org/en/exhibits/exhibit/un80

The initiative is part of a global exhibition that takes place as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and is organised globally by the UN Department of Global Communications, including the 59 United Nations Information Centres (UNICs), with support from Italy, Slovenia and Switzerland.