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Pope Leo XIV Leads Prayer Vigil For The Jubilee of Consolation - Vatican

Diane Foley, mother of the late American journalist James Foley, told her story of faith and her reconciliation with a member of the so-called Islamic State who killed her son in 2014, during a prayer vigil for the Jubilee of Consolation presided by Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter’s basilica at the Vatican on September 15, 2025. Around 9,000 pilgrims attend the special event of the Holy Year dedicated to everyone who has endured moments of particular difficulty, bereavement, suffering, or hardship. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starvation Crisis - Sudan

A malnourished child is treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 14, 2024. The civil war, which began in late 2014 between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine, according to UN estimates. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Malnourished toddler at risk of dying in war-ravaged Yemen

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Starvation Crisis - Sudan

A malnourished child is treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 14, 2024. The civil war, which began in late 2014 between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine, according to UN estimates. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Malnourished toddler at risk of dying in war-ravaged Yemen

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Starvation Crisis - Sudan

A malnourished child is treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 14, 2024. The civil war, which began in late 2014 between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine, according to UN estimates. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Malnourished toddler at risk of dying in war-ravaged Yemen

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Starvation Crisis - Sudan

A malnourished child is treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 14, 2024. The civil war, which began in late 2014 between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine, according to UN estimates. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Malnourished toddler at risk of dying in war-ravaged Yemen

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Starvation Crisis - Sudan

A malnourished child is treated at a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 14, 2024. The civil war, which began in late 2014 between the Houthi group and the Yemeni government, has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine, according to UN estimates. Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Malnourished toddler at risk of dying in war-ravaged Yemen

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The Grand Theatre of Rabat - Morocco

A general view of the Grand Theatre of Rabat in Morocco , on October 29, 2024, the day of the inauguration ceremony with Brigitte Macron and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco , during the three-day state visit of the French President to Morocco. The Grand Theatre of Rabat is designed by Zaha Hadid and her architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects. Planning began for the project in 2010 and construction officially started on October 7, 2014. Completion of the project was scheduled for late 2019. The building is among the last projects designed by Zaha Hadid before her death in 2016. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Grand Theatre of Rabat - Morocco

A general view of the Grand Theatre of Rabat in Morocco , on October 29, 2024, the day of the inauguration ceremony with Brigitte Macron and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco , during the three-day state visit of the French President to Morocco. The Grand Theatre of Rabat is designed by Zaha Hadid and her architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects. Planning began for the project in 2010 and construction officially started on October 7, 2014. Completion of the project was scheduled for late 2019. The building is among the last projects designed by Zaha Hadid before her death in 2016. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Grand Theatre of Rabat - Morocco

A general view of the Grand Theatre of Rabat in Morocco , on October 29, 2024, the day of the inauguration ceremony with Brigitte Macron and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco , during the three-day state visit of the French President to Morocco. The Grand Theatre of Rabat is designed by Zaha Hadid and her architectural firm Zaha Hadid Architects. Planning began for the project in 2010 and construction officially started on October 7, 2014. Completion of the project was scheduled for late 2019. The building is among the last projects designed by Zaha Hadid before her death in 2016. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal

STORY: Himalaya Airlines becomes first certified safety-audit operator in Nepal SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Katmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines has been registered as an operator under an International Air Transport Association (IATA) safety audit program, the first and only one for airlines in Nepal. The move means the operational management and control systems of Himalaya Airlines have been recognized and accepted internationally, the Kathmandu-based airline announced on Tuesday at a press meet in the Nepali capital. Himalaya Airlines, a China-Nepal joint venture established in 2014, was certified in late December under the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) program, and the registry is valid until early March 2025. "This milestone signifies a positive shift in Nepal's aviation industry," Vijay Shrestha, the operator's vice resident, said at the press briefing. "We're proud to lead by

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Charity group warns of extreme hunger on rise in Yemen

STORY: Charity group warns of extreme hunger on rise in Yemen DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:15 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a malnutrition ward in a hospital in Sanaa 2. various of malnourished children in the ward STORYLINE: Millions of Yemenis face alarming threats from hunger and malnutrition, Oxfam, a UK-based charity group said on Tuesday in a report. "Over a third of the Yemeni population are facing extreme hunger, with rates of child malnutrition amongst the highest in the world," it said, urging more international aid. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi group seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. The war has killed tens of thousands of people and pushed the country to the brink of starvation. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati (Front), a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, stands in front of his family hut with the help of his father in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati, a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, totters into his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati (R), a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, lies on a bed in his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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YEMEN-HAJJAH-MEDICAL SERVICE-PLIGHT

(230526) -- HAJJAH (YEMEN), May 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ibrahim Aati, a seven-year-old Yemeni child who cannot get access to proper medication, looks out through a window of his family hut in Midi District, Hajjah Governorate, northern Yemen, on May 25, 2023. Ibrahim Aati has endured excruciating pain from large, swollen lumps on his back and stomach for more than three years. Ibrahim is among millions of Yemenis who lack access to essential medical services. The outbreak of the Yemeni civil war in late 2014 has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced 4 million people, and wreaked havoc on the country's healthcare system and economy. (Photo by Mohammed al-Wafi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Seven-year-old's desperate battle for medical service highlights Yemenis' plight

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Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark Unity Day

STORY: Rally held in Yemen's capital to mark Unity Day DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a rally held in Sanaa to mark the Unity Day of Yemen 2. various of Yemenis performing traditional dance 3. various of the national flag of Yemen STORYLINE: Yemenis rally on Monday in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Unity Day of Yemen. Unity Day of Yemen commemorates the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen, which took place on May 22 in 1990. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

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Female athletes make rare appearance in archery contest in Yemen's capital

STORY: Female athletes make rare appearance in archery contest in Yemen's capital DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest STORYLINE: A local archery championship was held on Monday in Yemen's capital Sanaa. A total of 75 male and female athletes played in the game despite the country's conservative tradition that frowns upon females' participation in sports competitions. A female archer said she felt lucky to get into the games and hoped for more to come. While women's sports are rarely held in Yemen, sportswomen have made continuous efforts to participate in local and international tournaments. Such competitions have been unusual in the war-torn country. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

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Farmers suffer amid civil war in northern Yemen

STORY: Farmers suffer amid civil war in northern Yemen DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Yemeni farmer working inside his barn in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen 2. various of Yemeni farmers working in the field STORYLINE: In the district of Midi in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, farmers are struggling to survive amid the civil war. "The war and landmines have forced us to abandon much of our farmland and cultivate only small areas, while the siege prevents us from delivering our crops to other cities and provinces to sell them," Mohammed Jaeydi said. Jaeydi planned to sell the sesame he had to cover daily expenses. Another farmer, Ibrahim Abkar, said he had to sell some of his livestock to pay workers in his farm. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014, when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. The w

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Namibia trains youngsters to boost athletics community

STORY: Namibia trains youngsters to boost athletics community DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wanderers sports field in Windhoek, Namibia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONI VAN RENSBURG, Organizer of the Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Clinic STORYLINE: Namibia's Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Clinic is imparting crucial athletics skills to youngsters over a four-day workshop to boost the national athletics community. The training camp, which was first established in 1993 by the late Namibian athletics administrator Quinton-Steele Botes who died in 2014, runs from Jan. 9 to 12. The camp focuses on the principles of all athletics events, including sprints, hurdles, throw, high and long jump. Nearly 300 participants are clustered into three age groups: the kids' athletics program for six-to-ten-year-olds, the primary and intermediate program, and the high school and seniors program. SOUNDBI

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Late composer Miyagi's disciple plays in London

LONDON, Britain - Ayako Matsumoto, known as the last disciple of the late Japanese composer and "koto" instrument player Michio Miyagi, plays Miyagi's music at the Japanese Embassy in London on June 20, 2014, to mark the 120th anniversary of the birth of Miyagi.

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S. Korean man seeks reunion with separated kin in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Yu Sang Gak hangs cloth bearing his own name and those of family members in North Korea separated since the 1950-1953 Korean War on iron railings at Imjingak north of Seoul, near the border with the North, on Jan. 31, 2014, the first day of the Lunar New Year. Yu is among many South Koreans hoping for reunions with separated kin, which were last held between the North and South in late 2010.

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Celebration for Lunar New Year

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing late at night on Jan. 30, 2014, shows fireworks set off to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year.

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New Year's Eve in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang bow in front of bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in the capital late at night on Dec. 31, 2014.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record.

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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Hauho conducts ring-entering rite for sumo legend

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho performs a ring-entering ceremony in front of the statue of the late grand champion Hitachiyama in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Dec. 20, 2014, to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the sumo legend's birth.

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BOJ chief Kuroda attends two-day policy meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrives at the BOJ headquarters on Dec. 19, 2014, to attend the final day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank is widely expected to maintain its latest ultraloose monetary policy, which it introduced in late October to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal, as recent economic data showed a slowing pace in price increases.

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NGOs analyze U.N. climate confab draft accord

LIMA, Peru - Members of environmental nongovernmental organizations gather to analyze a circulated draft agreement at a U.N. climate change conference in Lima late at night on Dec. 13, 2014.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (2nd from L), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, poses for a photo along with his parents (R) in Izumo on Dec. 16, 2014, after setting up a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September to commemorate Senge's marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (C), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, builds on Dec. 16, 2014, a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September in a forest park in Izumo to commemorate his marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Trace of liquefaction found in ruins in Oita

OITA, Japan - A man points to traces of soil liquefaction (white part) in the city of Oita, Japan, on Dec. 15, 2014, believed to have caused by a big earthquake between the 16th and 18th centuries. The traces were discovered during an excavation of a dwelling site in the remains from the age of provincial wars in the late 15th to 16th centuries.

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Obuchi to retain Diet seat

TAKASAKI, Japan - Scandal-hit former trade minister Yuko Obuchi, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the lower house election, smiles during an interview in her electoral district in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture after securing victory in the election on the night of Dec. 14, 2014. Obuchi, the daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, resigned from the Cabinet post in October less than two months after assuming it over dubious political funds reports.

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Shiite Bahrainis call boycott in elections

MANAMA, Bahrain - Shiite Muslim protestors demonstrate in the suburbs of Bahrain's capital Manama on Nov. 21, 2014, calling for a boycott of the lower house parliamentary elections in late November due to a redefining of the electoral districts allegedly favoring the pro-government Sunni candidates.

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Bahrain Shiite opposition head Salman in interview

MANAMA, Bahrain - Ali Salman, head of Bahrain's main Shiite opposition Al Wefaq, gives an interview in Manama, Bahrain, in November 2014. Pro-government Sunnis dominated the late November parliamentary elections for the lower house in Bahrain, the first full-fledged elections since the uprising in 2011.

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Empress Michiko attends Queen Fabiola's funeral in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Photo taken on Dec. 12, 2014, shows Japanese Empress Michiko, who attended a state funeral in Brussels for Belgian Dowager Queen Fabiola. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko developed a close friendship with the late King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola, and the Japanese imperial couple attended a funeral for the king when he died in 1993.

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Malacanang Palace ballroom restored in 'Imelda museum'

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A grand ballroom copied from the one in Malacanang Palace, the Philippine presidential mansion in Manila during the heyday of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is reenacted in the "Imelda Marcos Museum" built in 1979 in Tacloban on Leyte Island in this photo taken on Nov. 9, 2014.

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'Doraemon' roots for equestrian targeting 2020 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Tomoko Nakamura, a member of Japan's silver-winning dressage team in equestrian at the 2014 Asian Games, poses with a horse at a stall in Nara on Dec. 3, 2014. A poster, featuring the popular Japanese comic character "Doraemon," hung at the stall calls for support for Nakamura who is aiming to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The late author of "Doraemon" is Nakamura's uncle.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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'Doraemon' roots for equestrian targeting 2020 Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - Tomoko Nakamura, a member of Japan's silver-winning dressage team in equestrian at the 2014 Asian Games, is seen at a stall in Nara on Dec. 3, 2014. A poster, featuring the popular Japanese comic character "Doraemon," hung at the stall calls for support for Nakamura who is aiming to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The late author of "Doraemon" is Nakamura's uncle.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer ascends in the sky after liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Hitoshi Kuninaka, a professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, smiles in front of a model of the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan on Dec. 3, 2014, after an H-2A rocket carrying the probe was successfully launched. Kuninaka is in charge of the Hayabusa2 program in which the probe is set to travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer launching off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014. The probe will travel to an asteroid 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect rock samples before returning in late 2020.

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Mandela's ex-secretary warns of hostility in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Zelda La Grange, private secretary to former South African President Nelson Mandela for 19 years, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Johannesburg on Nov. 24, 2014. La Grange said South Africa nowadays is filled with animosity and that society has failed to learn from the late leader's examples.

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Local painter's drawings exhibited at new museum

SENDAI, Japan - Drawings by the late painter Jun Sugimura are exhibited at a new museum remodeled from an old community center in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the day of its opening on Nov. 22, 2014. The painter mainly drew landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Art museum for local painter opens in northwest Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A newly completed art museum remodeled from an old community center opens in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2014, to exhibit drawings by the late local painter Jun Sugimura who mainly painted landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Gamba Osaka's Kurata scores in game against Urawa

SAITAMA, Japan - Midfielder Shun Kurata (R) of Gamba Osaka scores a goal late in a game against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2014. The 2-0 victory put the Osaka club within two points of front-running Urawa for the J-League Division 1 title for 2014.

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Museum displays bronze carving found after 1995 quake

KOBE, Japan - Visitors to the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art in Kobe on Nov. 22, 2014, look at a bronze sculpture discovered after the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in January 1995. The sculpture, produced in 1915 by the late Shikai Kitamura, is on display ahead of the 20th anniversary of the disaster next year.

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Benches with Anpanman characters in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Benches decorated with characters from the popular anime series Anpanman are seen in front of JR Kochi Station in Kochi Prefecture on Nov. 15, 2014. Anpanman creator, the late Takashi Yanase, hailed from the western Japanese prefecture.

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Stone figure of 'Currypanman' in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A stone figure of "Currypanman" in the popular anime series Anpanman is seen on the side of a national road in Kochi City, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2014. Anpanman creator, the late Takashi Yanase, hailed from Kochi Prefecture.

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Yoko Ono joins UNICEF event for children's rights

NEW YORK, United States - Yoko Ono (front) participates in the event held by the United Nations Children's Fund at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Nov. 20, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The event marked the kickoff of a project using a famous song "Imagine" by her late husband and Beatles member John Lennon.