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The UNDP is – to some extent – U Than’t creation.  U Thant made the 1960s the “Decade of Development.”  The UNDP was set up in [...]

In a world today divided by shadows of conflict, few figures stood as tall as U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). As the first [...]

U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971), presided over a transformative era for the UN. He moved the organization’s focus beyond [...]

One of the legacy of U Thant is the establishment of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme in 1970. Here is a copy of U Thant’s letter to President Nixon advocating [...]