These were opened in Geneva ( Switzerland) in 1946, Vienna ( Austria) in 1980, and Nairobi ( Kenya) in 1996. The United Nations has three additional subsidiary regional headquarters, or headquarters districts. The headquarters holds the seats of the principal organs of the UN, including the General Assembly and the Security Council, but excluding the International Court of Justice, which is seated in The Hague. The term Turtle Bay is occasionally used as a metonym for the UN headquarters or for the United Nations as a whole. 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. It is in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on 17 to 18 acres (6.9 to 7.3 ha) of grounds overlooking the East River. The complex has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1951.

The United Nations is headquartered in New York City in a complex designed by a board of architects led by Wallace Harrison and built by the architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz. Septem 73 years ago ( September 14, 1948) īoard of designers mediated by Harrison & Abramovitz In the background are the Empire State Building, Tudor City, and other high-rise buildings. Viewed across the East River from Roosevelt Island in 2008 from left to right: Secretariat, Conference Building, and General Assembly.

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