• U Thant and the Earth Day

    U Thant was a passionate advocate of environmental protection during his tenure as UN Secretary-General. His efforts led to the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1972 [...]

  • U Thant and the UNDP

    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 [...]

  • U Thant and the UNV Programme

    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 [...]

  • U Thant and the Planet Earth

    What do you wish future historians from another planet say about us humans? U Thant once asked rhetorically what we wish future historians from another planet to say about us [...]
Facts

U Thant was born in Pantanaw, Myanmar (then called Burma), on 22 January 1909 and died on 25 November 1974 after a long illness. He was 65 years old.

Appointment

U Thant was unanimously appointed Secretary-General by the General Assembly on 30 November 1962 and retired at the end of his second term in 1971 .

U Thant House

It is a centre of learning and discussion on the global history and challenges and aims to help the people of Myanmar reimagine peace and rethink development.

U Thant Institute

The Mission of the U Thant Institute is to reflect and promote the values and ideals of U Thant and to realize his vision of a peaceful world.

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