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UN’s got the blues: 70 years of the United Nations
A visitor poses for a picture with the supertrees at Singapore's gardens by the bay as the trees are lit in the blue hues of the United Nation's logo in celebration of its 70th anniversary. The island city-state is also celebrating 50 years as a member of United Nations. (AP)
Updated on: Oct 25, 2015 1:27 AM IST
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A visitor poses for a picture with the supertrees at Singapore's gardens by the bay as the trees are lit in the blue hues of the United Nation's logo in celebration of its 70th anniversary. The island city-state is also celebrating 50 years as a member of United Nations. (AP)
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A group of women visiting Sydney's waterfront walk past the Sydney Opera House illuminated in blue. Around 200 iconic monuments will be lit up in blue, the official colour of the United Nations, as part of a global campaign to commemorate its 70th anniversary. (REUTERS Photo)
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Pedestrians walk by United Nations Headquarters, lit up in blue light, a day in advance of the 70th Anniversary of the UN. (AP Photo)
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A worker walks along a section of the Great Wall of China lit by blue light to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations on the outskirts of Beijing, China. (AP Photo)
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The Colpatria tower is pictured as it is lit up in blue to honor the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Bogota, Colombia. (REUTERS Photo)
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Monserrate mountain and its church are pictured as the building is lit up in blue to honor the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Bogota, Colombia (REUTERS Photo)
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Hotel "Kazakhstan" is lit up in blue to honour the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (REUTERS Photo)
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Students form the UN sign at a rally to honour the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (REUTERS Photo)
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus building illuminated by blue light to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations in Mumbai. (HT Photo)
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