WW: Reminiscing of the Past - United Nations Headquarters New York City




"No Violence" sculpture welcoming you to the UN Headquarters in NYC

Hi everyone.

The High Level Week of United Nations General Assembly for its 76th session has started. And some of the world's attention are directed to the Big Apple, where the UN Headquarters is located. This year, the meetings were conducted in hybrid way, a combination of online platform, pre-recorded messages and physical presence at the UN General Assembly Hall. More than 100 head of states and/or governments have confirmed their presence in this august body, together with smaller entourage obviously. For sure, strict health protocol is fully observed at all times. 


The view of Long Island City seen from the UNHQ building

Like last year, I didn't travel to New York City to attend the meetings as we have many restrictions due to the pandemic. Nevertheless, we continue to provide support from Jakarta and I have to admit, I do miss visiting the UNHQ in these crazy days.


There are times when we were constantly moving around and being mobile, exploring different corners of the UN and preparing meetings or anything that popped out. It was extremely exhausting but rewarding at the same time. I made so many friends, learnt tremendous amount of substantive issues and beneficial skills, particularly in negotiation and communication, and had the time of my life here.


So, now, I would like to rekindle my memories and share some of the snaps I took during the many sessions of UN General Assembly that I have attended so far, starting from 2014 - 2019.

Most of the photos I have here were taken during the special High Level Week session of the UN GA, where New York City, particularly the area around the UN and Midtown Manhattan, temporarily turns into a circus. It all was caused by the high-level security arrangement the US and the UN have in order to welcome and ensure the safety and the well-being of many prominent world leaders, including POTUS himself.





Some of the following pictures were taken from the UN Security Council, particularly when Indonesia was the President of the Security Council in May 2019. I was privileged to be part of the team here.








Then let me take you to the Indonesian Lounge in the UNHQ. Not many country's name was dubbed as the name of the lounge or the room in this building so I am super proud to take you here. Interested to know why it is named after my country? I wrote the story about Indonesian Lounge at the UN HQ here: Indonesian Lounge at the UN Headquarters.










And of course, the amazing art works and installations you can find around the area, be it inside or outside of the UNHQ building. The clear blue sky, the calming East River and astonishing city line are my favorite as well. Well, enjoy!












Join us on (almost) Wordless Wednesday and have fun with the link party.

16 comments:

  1. Oh wow, what a cool experience for you! Thank you for sharing it along with these amazing photos!

    Shelbee
    www.shelbeeontheedge.com

    ReplyDelete
  2. Walau nggak berangkat ke New York tapi tetep repot juga ya mbak mempersiapkan ini itu dan memberikan dukungan terbaik buat delegasi yang berangkat

    ReplyDelete
  3. what a "Busy Lyfe" of beautiful diplomate ya mbak Insav, judulnya
    duh keren keren deh fotonyaaaaa

    semangat yaaaa mbak bawa nama Indonesia!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Rindu masa-masa ini yaa, kak Indah.
    Dan Indonesia bisa speak up di hadapan United Nations Headquarters New York City .

    Semoga segra pandemi selesai, semuanya bisa kembali seperti sedia kala.
    Sehat dan nyaman beraktivitas seperti biasa lagi.

    ReplyDelete
  5. aku selalu senang sekali kalau membaca cerita mbak Indah tentang pekerjaan, terutama kalau sedang perjalanan dinas. Karena aku bisa sekalian cuci mata juga di foto-foto yang diberikan.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Masya Allah ... saya yang membaca tulisan ini merasa bangga, Mbak Indah. Membayangkan dalam peristiwa besar dunia, di mana ada delegasi Indonesia, ada Mbak Indah di dalamnya. Semoga bisa segera ada lagi kegiatan offline ya Mbak Indah sehingga saya bisa membaca cerita Mbak Indah lagi.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Senangnya diartikel ini saya diajak Mbak Indah jalan-jalan ke Markas Bsar PBB di New York. Tidak hanya lewat cerita menariknya tapi juga spot-spot indahnya.
    Terbayang kesibukan saat berlangsungnya SIdang Tahunan, Meski kin karena pandemi jadi dilaksanakan secara hybrid tentu tak mengurangi maknanya
    Sukses selalu dengan tugas-tugasnya ya, mbak

    ReplyDelete
  8. Ada perasaan banggaaa lihat foto²nya mak Insav Indonesia disanaa :)

    Ada social media space juga disana ternyata :)

    ReplyDelete
  9. Lihat gambar gedung-gdeung itu aku jadi ingat sama post card yang dikirim mbak Indah gambarnya begitu tapi suasana malam

    ReplyDelete
  10. Seneng bangettt liat langitnya biru gitu, Mam. Masa pandemi makin bikin kangen tugas2 ke luar ya, Mam.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Saya berasa ada disana deh baca cerita mba Indah... xixixi... bangga juga ya ada beberapa seni Indonesia terpampang disana. Hope one day, my son will be in that seat as yours... hahaha... aamiin

    ReplyDelete
  12. banggaaaa indonesia didenger banyak negara di dunia pendapatnya mba
    mama bo enerjik sekali <3

    ReplyDelete
  13. AKu menikmati banget mampir ke blog mba indah. Bisa melihat sisi lain NY yang beda dari yang di film.

    ReplyDelete
  14. kalo baca tulisan mbak insav tuh yaa berasa diajak keliling dunia. menjelajahi area barat yg entah kapan saya sekeluarga bisa ke sana. terus diajak ikutan acara2 besar gitu, liat2 ornamen di sana dg detail

    ReplyDelete
  15. Jujur, bangga banget bisa mengenal Mbak Indah.. Semoga pandemi segera berlalu, dan rindu untuk kembali ke sana bisa segera dituntaskan. ��

    ReplyDelete
  16. I like the statement of the gun sculpture. Let violence turn on itself.

    I guess a kid brought a knife into Isaak's school yesterday. He started a fight and cut himself. He'll be expelled. I hope he's alright though.

    ReplyDelete

Welcome! Thanks for visiting My Purple World. I am delighted to have you all here in my blog.
If you like what you read, feel free follow this blog through the button on the right side of the blog and hope you can leave some comments too. Nevertheless, all comments with direct links will be deleted.

Terima kasih sudah mampir ke blog aku ya. Selamat menikmati dan semoga suka. Komentar akan sangat dihargai, tapi link hidup dan spam akan langsung saya hapus ya.

Happy Blogwalking and enjoy 😘