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The first session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on 10 January 1946 at Central Hall in London, United Kingdom. Trygve Lie of Norway addresses the General Assembly on the occasion of his formal appointment as first Secretary-General of the United Nations, on 2 February 1946.
William O'Dwyer, right, Mayor of the City of New York, presenting to Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, the deed conveying to the United Nations all New York City property within the United Nations permanent headquarters site along the East River and Manhattan, during ceremony held on city playground located within site area. Seen at extreme left are Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, and Colonel William Roy Hodgson, acting Australian representative on the United Nations Trusteeship Council.
On behalf of his father, John D. Rockefeller III presented Secretary-General, Tyrgve Lie, with a check for $8,500,000 for the purchase of the 6-block Manhattan East River site where the United Nations will build its permanent headquarters. Mr. Lie exhibits the check for the East River site. Ceremony took place on the first anniversary of the Security Council in New York. Empire State Building, New York.
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Unique ID UN7ALB50500 
A group of Japanese women looking at a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster during their visit at U.N. interim headquarters in Lake Success.
Reproduction of the covers of the French, Russian, English, Chinese and Spanish editions of the pamphlet: ""Universal Declaration of Human Rights"" published by the Department of Public Information. [1948]
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Declaration of Human Rights poster in Spanish. [Exact date unknown]
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Unique ID UN7ALB50408 
Steel workers hoist girder in place in Meeting Hall Area. Construction is scheduled to be completed in June 1951. [no date]
The temporary North Lawn building will house the General Assembly, conference facilities and the offices of the Secretary-General and staff during the renovations of United Nations Headquarters under the Capital Master Plan.
Erection of the steel framework for the 39-story Secretariat Building. The Building, which will contain the General Assembly Hall and a Conference Area in addition to office space, is expected to be ready for occupancy by the 3,000 members of the UN Secretariat in the autumn of 1950. Because of the narrowness (72 feet wide by 287 feet long) some of the largest wind braces ever developed will be used to keep the structure from swaying. Some of the concrete piers in which the steel is anchored extended forty feet into the earth. In addition to the Secretariat building the Permanent Headquarters will comprise two other units, plans for which are now nearing completion. Two workmen climbing atop the first 20-foot riveted steel column erected, to unfurl the United Nations Flag.
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Unique ID UN7ALB50395 
Some 18,000 soldiers from twenty-two countries are on duty with the United Nations Force in the Congo, helping to restore order and calm in the country. A Congolese child is seen in the arms of an Ethiopian soldier, listening over a field telephone. March 1963.
British Commando units attached to the United Nations forces in Korea have made several daring raids deep into enemy territory. During one such raid, Commandos of the 41st Royal British Marines swarm ashore from amtracks 8 miles south of Songjin, North Korea, where they destroyed a stretch of railroad track breaking an important enemy supply line.
A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The photo was taken during Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos’ five-day mission in the country to assess food aid needs.
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Headline Cornerstone Laying Ceremony Marks Fourth Birthday of United Nations 
Caption Description The cornerstone of the permanent headquarters of the United Nations was laid today - United Nations Day - during a special open-air General Assembly meeting. The ceremony, marking the fourth anniversary of the United Nations, was attended by United States President Harry S. Truman, who was the principal speaker. Secretary-General Trygve Lie deposited copies of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the stone.
The picture shows Secretary-General Trygve Lie and Wallace K. Harrison, Chief Architect, applying mortar to seal the cornerstone. 
Unique Identifier UN7779927 
NICA ID 36601 
Production Date 10/24/1949 1:29:26 PM 
City/Location New York
Country United States of America
Credit UN Photo
File size 1.59 MB