Ahead of the United Nations Day celebration, children at Baclaran Elementary School Unit I in Baclaran, Paranaque, on October 23, 2023, don colorful costumes representing various countries.
The United Nations week, commencing on October 18 and concluding on October 24, 2023, is an annual commemoration of the establishment of the United Nations on October 24, 1945.
Currently, the United Nations comprises 193 member states, including the Philippines, and this celebration has been a yearly tradition since 2003.
Captured in photographs are children dressed in costumes, each symbolizing a member state of the United Nations.
(Report and photography by Benjamin Cuaresma/ai/mnm)