United Nations - Past, Present, Future

Traveling Exhibition at Freie Universität until September 20, 2017 / Public Reading on September 6, 2017. No 230/2017 from Sep 04, 2017 The history of the United Nations, its organization, tasks, and challenges are the subject of a traveling exhibition that will be on display until September 20 in the University Library of Freie Universität. A glimpse into the world of the United Nations is provided through illustrated information displays and other exhibits. During the same period, as part of the Berlin International Literature Festival, there will be a public reading at the University Library on September 6 on the subject of human rights. The exhibition and the reading are both free of charge. The exhibition shows in retrospect the structures and actors of the United Nations' 70-year history and today's organizational structure. It includes descriptions of present and future challenges of the global organization that was established to ensure peace, stability, sustainability, and the protection of human rights.