United Nations Headquarters facts for kids

The United Nations Headquarters

The headquarters of the United Nations is a structure in New York City. The structure has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River.

Its borders are First Avenue on the west, East 42nd Street to the south, East 48th Street on the north and the East River to the east. Turtle Bay is occasionally used as a metonym for the U.N. headquarters or for the U.N. as a whole. The building was designed by many architects across the world including Oscar Niemeyer.

Images for kids

Map of the United Nations headquarters in Dutch. The green rectangle is the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, the purple rectangle is the Secretariat, the blue trapezoid is the Conference Building, and the grey shape is the General Assembly Building
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in front of the General Assembly building (1950s)
Flags of the member states, arranged in alphabetical order
View from First Avenue towards the library, Secretariat and General Assembly buildings
United Nations General Assembly hall
Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Japanese Peace Bell, made out of coins donated by children
United Nations Logo in Headquarters
View of the headquarters in the 1959 MGM thriller North by Northwest by Alfred Hitchcock