Bahraini buildings to be spruced up in ‘UN blue’

The University of Bahrain’s Central Library Premises and the Bu Maher Fort will be lit up in blue from October 24 to 26 to celebrate the United Nations’ (UN) 70th anniversary. 

As many as 190 iconic monuments, buildings, museums, bridges and other landmarks in more than 50 countries around the world will be lit up in blue-- the official colour of the UN, as part of a global campaign to commemorate the UN Day on October 24.

World famous landmarks including Sydney Opera House, Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and Empire State Building in New York will be lit up in blue.

Other participants include Russia’s Hermitage Museum, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, Edinburgh Castle and Central Hall Westminster in the UK, Table Mountain in South Africa, Japan’s SkyTree Tower and the Alhambra in Spain, among many others.

Five landmarks from the United Arab Emirates, namely Etihad Towers, Qasr Al-Hosn, Mubadala (Almamoora), Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Building will also be lit up in blue as a part of this global campaign.

“I am grateful our member States are showing such strong enthusiasm in marking 70 years of UN support for peace, development and human rights,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “By turning the world UN Blue for a day, we can light the way to a better tomorrow.”

The global celebration will kick off in New Zealand and then Australia with the lighting of the Sydney Opera House at dusk. UN Headquarters in New York will light up for two nights, beginning today when the annual UN Day concert will be held and till on October 24.

This global event will be covered extensively on social media using the hashtag #UNBlue in addition to our year-long hashtag #UN70 and shared with the UN’s millions of followers on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, Flickr and more. 

Compiled by DT News Network