Plaque

United Nations First meeting

Inscription

To the glory of God and in prayer for peace on Earth this tablet commemorates the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, Jan.10 - Feb.14 1946.

Site: United Nations (2 memorials)

SW1, Tothill Street, Central Hall

These two plaques are commemorating the same thing.

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United Nations First meeting

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First United Nations General Assembly

Held in in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Eleanor Roosevelt was a ...

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