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“Golden Rule”- a mosaic based a on a work by American artist Norman Rockwell, long a favourite attraction on tours of the UN in New York, was presented to the UN in 1985 as a gift on behalf of the United States by then First Lady Nancy Reagan. The half-ton mosaic depicts people of different nationalities standing together with the words “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” inscribed on the surface.
Inequality matters! The Report on the World Social Situation 2013 brings special attention to the disadvantages experienced by five specific social and population groups - youth, indigenous peoples, older persons, persons with disabilities and migrants.
15 July. Chief of the United Nations Archives and Records Management Service Bridget Sisk was on Reddit answering questions about her work as part of the UN’s celebrations of its 70th anniversary. - See more at: http://blogs.un.org/#sthash.PZaMRjkS.dpbs
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It's Your World. Check out a new cover photo for the United Nations on its Facebook page
It's normal for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, pictured here with his new grandchild, to work through the weekend, but he recently talked to The New York Times about how he spends what little free time he has in a recent installment of the "Sunday Routine" series. Read it here: http://nyti.ms/14eLFzL Photo credit: James Estrin/The New York Times
While in the Republic of Korea, #UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson signed a copy of the UN Charter for one of the officers in the Demilitarized Zone
Secretary-General #Ban Ki-moon in his newly renovated office at the #UN Headquarters in New York.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon kicked off a five-nation tour of Europe and will focus on issues such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), chemical weapons and UN tribunals. In this photo, the Secretary-General inspects Military Honour Guard of San Marino after receiving the Honour of the Knight of Grand Cross of the Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas
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Partial view of the sculpture "Sphere within a Sphere" by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro, located at the Visitors' Entrance to the UN Headquarters complex in New York. The work was presented as a gift to the United Nations by Italy in 1996.