The post Second World war dream of global peace which brought countries from around the world together at the United Nations continues to resonate as the UN marks 80 years of its existence in New York City.
It was never set in stone that the organization would find its permanent home in New York as it was competing with other locations in the United States to host the world body.
The UN eventually opened in Manhattan in the early 1950s but a number of locations in and around New York were retrofitted to provide temporary facilities.
UN News‘ Daniel Dickinson tells the story of the UN in New York.
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