le Monde by KatsuhiroKaneko

Manhattan skyline on the side of Midtown East from Long Island City across East River. The building at the center is the United Nations New York Headquarters complex. Manhattan has served home to the United Nations since 1952. The UN has 193 member states and four main purposes: To keep peace throughout the world; To develop friendly relations among nations; To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms; To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals. [source: UN official website] This is the world where representatives of 193 member states, observers, and UN personnels gather and work towards these missions. via 500px http://j.mp/1uu1fVT