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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Today is 60th Anniversary of the appointment of U Thant from Myanmar, as the third Secretary-General of the United Nations. U Thant was unanimously appointed [...]

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