Building of the United Nations Headquarters in Lower Midtown. Between the 42nd and 48th Street at 1st Avenue. (Guided tours Mon-
Building of the United Nations Headquarters in Lower Midtown. Between the 42nd and 48th Street at 1st Avenue. (Guided tours Mon-Fri 9:45 to 16:45 / Adults $ 16US / $ 11US seniors and students / children 5-12yrs $ 9US - not sold in advance / not supported under 5 years) 33 East 47th Street. Tel 212-963-8687. In the headquarters of the United Nations met all members once a year in the General Assembly, in addition to the Security Council should meet on cabinet crisis. One of his greatest achievements was signing in 1948 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The land on which is not owned by a single country, but of all Member States of the Organization, the United Nations have their own security force and its own fire department, issue their own postage stamps and have activities in the six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, English and Russian. The acres are located in the main building and advice are also gardens filled with roses and some interesting monuments like the statue of peace donated by the former Yugoslavia, or the Peace Bell, cast with 60 coins donated by countries and Japan.
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