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UN is 63 and shows no signs of retiring

Published: 24 October, 2008, 11:59


The United Nations is the world’s second attempt of its kind. The first, the League of Nations, was declared a failure when the Second World War started. In honour of the UN’s 63rd anniversary, we stop for a moment to ponder this enormous and controversia

 
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