History of the United Nations Universary: A Personal Perspective.

• Author: Fruchtbaum, Harold

Writing the history of a UN institution such as the United Nations University (UNU) presents challenging difficulties. The breadth of its activities and the number of people involved can overwhelm the researcher seeking the key ideas and events in the organization's evolution. If the archives are open for study, they may not document the decision-making process behind closed doors. But C. V. Narasimhan, who served the UN from 1956 to 1978, was there at the University's beginning. As UN Under-Secretary-General and the Secretary-General's representative on the University Council during its first four years, he helped create UNU. Proposals had been made to found an international university in association with the League of Nations...