US President Roosevelt and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Winston Churchill during Atlantic Charter meeting. UN/DPI.
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The United Nations Charter being signed, June 26, 1945. UN/DPI.
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Clearing the way for construction of the 39-story UN headquarters meant tearing down old slaughterhouses on the Turtle Bay site. UN/DPI.
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A 1946 sketch by Charles Le Corbusier for New York United Nations headquarters hints at the final design. UN/DPI.
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After depositing copies of the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights inside, the cornerstone at the new UN headquarters is sealed, October 1949. UN/DPI.
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Permanent headquarters of the United Nations as seen from a northwest view. UN/DPI.
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The General Assembly Hall of the United Nations in New York, designed by the same eleven architects who were responsible for creating the UN complex. UN/DPI.
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The Trusteeship Council located at the United Nations. UN/DPI.
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The Secretariat located at the United Nations, New York. UN/DPI.
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Kofi Annan and Javier Perez de Cuellar, December 17, 1996. UN/DPI by: Eskinder Debebe.
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Kofi Annan walks down the aisle of the GA hall to the swearing in ceremony. He is lead by the Chief of Protocol, Livio Muzi-Falcons. December 17, 1996. UN/DPI by: M. Grant.
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Secretary-General Trygve Lie. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General U Thant. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. UN/DPI.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan. UN/DPI.
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Kofi addresses the General Assembly. December 17, 1996. UN/DPI by: Eskinder Debebe.
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Razali Ismail (Malaysia), President of the 51st assembly, reads the oath of office to Kofi Annan in the General Assembly. UN/DPI by: Evan Schneider.