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  2. United Nations Secretariat Building - Wikipedia

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    It is indirectly connected to the United Nations General Assembly Building to the north, via the Conference Building. [4] [9] West of the Secretariat Building is a circular pool with a decorative fountain in its center, [10] [11] as well as a sculpture executed in 1964 by British artist Barbara Hepworth in memory of Secretary-General Dag ...

  3. Headquarters of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations officially moved into the Secretariat Building on January 8, 1951, by which time 3,300 employees occupied the building. [77] At the time, much of the Secretariat Building was still unfinished, and the bulk of the UN's operations still remained at Lake Success. [78]

  4. United Nations Secretariat - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), [1] [2] The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN (i.e., the General Assembly, Economic and Social Council, and Security Council), and the implementation of the decision of these bodies.

  5. List of United Nations organizations by location - Wikipedia

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    The Palace of Nations.The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is the second most important UN centre, after the United Nations Headquarters.. While the Secretariat of the United Nations is headquartered in New York City, its many bodies, specialized agencies, and related organizations are headquartered in other parts of the world, particularly in Europe.

  6. United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and countries, achieving international cooperation, and serving as a centre for coordinating the actions of member states. [2]

  7. Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

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    In 2012, the official United Nations Twitter account posted an erroneous tweet, implying that the U.N. Secretary-General supports a one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The tweet was later found to have been written by spokesperson Nancy Groves, who attributed it to a "terrible typo". [2]

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  9. 1952 in architecture - Wikipedia

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    United Nations Secretariat Building on Manhattan, designed by France's Le Corbusier and Brazil's Oscar Niemeyer, is completed. Dorton Arena ("Paraboleum"), Raleigh, North Carolina, designed by Matthew Nowicki (died 1950), is built.