Photos: 2019 United Nations Day at UH Hilo

UH Hilo’s international students gathered Friday on the Library Lanai to share their countries—their achievements, characteristics, and challenges—and to get together as a community and highlight their presence on campus.

Photos by Raiatea Arcuri.

Large group of students in traditional attire of their homelands. Some hold flags from their nation. In the background in the glass facade of the library.
United Nations Day: International students gather for photo, Oct. 18, Library Lanai. Photos by Raiatea Arcuri/UH Hilo Stories, click to enlarge.

Each year the International Student Association at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo celebrates United Nations Day with an event highlighting the many different countries represented at the university. UH Hilo is home to about 250 international students from nearly 40 different countries around the globe. The campus event is intended to engage the campus community so they learn about these different countries around the world—their achievements, characteristics, and challenges—as well as to bring international students together as a community and highlight their presence on campus.

“Around the world, communities including UH Hilo celebrate United Nations Day to honor the United Nations organization, which promotes human rights, social progress, and world peace,” says Jim Mellon, executive director of UH Hilo’s Global and Intercultural Education Programs and director of International Student Services and Intercultural Education. “As of today, there are 193 member countries of the United Nations.”

This year’s event was held on Oct. 18 at the Mookini Library Lanai.

Student carries flag of Tokelau
Tokelau

 

Photos by Raiatea Arcuri, a professional photographer majoring in business administration with a concentration in finance at UH Hilo.  

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