Over 200 landmarks to be lit up blue as U.N. turns 70

Blue is the official colour of the world body.

The United Nations headquarters is lit up in blue to honour the 70th anniversary of the world body in New York, on Friday. More than 200 landmarks in 60 countries from the Pyramids in Egypt to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York will be lit up in blue, the official color of the United Nations, on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary.

More than 200 landmarks in 60 countries from the Pyramids in Egypt to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York will be lit up in blue, the official colour of the United Nations, on Saturday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the world body.

The global celebration will kick off in New Zealand and then at the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and move across countries and continents to the Great Wall of China, the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Russia’s Hermitage Museum, the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and many other sites.

Ban hopes for better tomorrow

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that “by turning the world U.N. blue for a day, we can light a way to a better tomorrow.”