Afghanistan's United Nations (UN) Ambassador Adela Raz addresses a presentation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 28, 2021. Afghanistan on Monday presented a painting, entitled "The Unseen Afghanistan," to the UN. Afghanistan's UN Ambassador Adela Raz said at the presentation ceremony that the artwork is the first gift presented by Afghanistan to the UN since 1963. (Photos: Xinhua)

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses a presentation ceremony at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 28, 2021. Afghanistan on Monday presented a painting, entitled "The Unseen Afghanistan," to the UN. Afghanistan's UN Ambassador Adela Raz said at the presentation ceremony that the artwork is the first gift presented by Afghanistan to the UN since 1963.

Afghanistan's United Nations (UN) Ambassador Adela Raz (R), and Omaid Sharifi, co-founder and president of ArtLords, pose for photos with the painting "the Unseen Afghanistan" at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 28, 2021. Established in 2015 and based in Kabul, ArtLords is a group of Afghan artists and activists using street art to promote messages of hope and peace. Afghanistan on Monday presented a painting, entitled "The Unseen Afghanistan," to the UN. Afghanistan's UN Ambassador Adela Raz said at the presentation ceremony that the artwork is the first gift presented by Afghanistan to the UN since 1963.