The Secretariat and General Assembly Buildings are undergoing renovation works which are expected to be completed by 2013. Don't expect to take great pictures of these architectural landmarks.
The UN complex contains three main buildings: the Secretariat, completed in 1950, the General Assembly building (1952) and the Dag Hammarskjold Library (1963) in a park-like setting.
Organization with the purpose of contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture
Completed in 1800, The White House is the oldest public building in Washington, DC and has been the home of every president except George Washington.
One of the most important treaties in the History, the Treaty of Versailles, was signed here between Germany and the Allied Powers on 28 June 1919 to put an end to the First World War.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, commonly known as the Bretton Woods conference, was a gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel.
The Department of International Politics is the oldest of its kind in the world. It was founded in 1919 in an attempt to help humanity better understand the reasons for war, conflict and suffering.
While the official seat of the European Parliament is Strasbourg, it is here that most of the work outside the plenary sessions takes place: committees, the political groups, delegations. Leggi tutto.
The Dumbarton Oaks Conference was an international conference at which the creation of the UN was discussed. It was held at Dumbarton Oaks from August 21, 1944 through October 7, 1944.
