On the corner of 1st Avenue and 46th Street stands an imposing building -- the headquarters of the United Nations.

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The devastation included the parliament, the cathedral, the only two fire stations, hospitals and schools, the tax office, the prison and the headquarters of the United Nations mission, which had been trying to build a nation out of a failed state (see article).

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Secretary-General Ban attended a ceremony organized by the Austrian Government to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna, known as the Vienna International Centre.

UN: Secretary-General

At the time there were slaughterhouses on the site of what is now the United Nations headquarters, and it was considered a less-than-fashionable neighborhood.

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In advance of the 2012 Social Innovation Summit taking place next week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, and as the third installment of an exclusive interview series, I spoke with Adam Brotman, Chief Digital Officer for Starbucks Coffee Company.

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In 1951, the United Nations moved out of its temporary headquarters in Lake Success, New York, for its permanent home in Manhattan.

CNN: Saturday,

The bank had staffers in Baghdad until August, 2003, when one of them was killed by a bomb that destroyed the United Nations headquarters.

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The United Nations is an emblem of these values, and he designed and built the Headquarters in New York.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES