You go through security, they check your passport and WHAM people around you are all busy and speaking a different language. Seriously, being in the UN cafeteria was like being in a blender of dozens of languages.
Considering how little I knew about to UN before going there, I'd say was a very informative if not maybe a little disappointing crash course on what the UN does. I was disappointed to learn how little power the UN has over other countries, but I guess that makes sense when you need other countries to volunteer their support and cooperation to your multi-national organization. Still, I was very impressed by how organized everything was and how many programs and branches the UN operates. I would have liked to talk to a scientist and asked them about the work they do there but the people that we heard spoke were also very informative.
I really wish I had learned a second language when growing up now...
Not that I would ever end up working at the UN anyways. That's not really my area of interest. But, it would be really cool to be able to translate as well as one of their translators has to.
One major con though: despite how cool all the building look from the outside, the inside of the buildings are confusing as hell. It took me forever to find the bathroom that was 15 feet from the room I was in.
A question I wanted to ask our speakers but forgot to was: How often does the UN exercise military force and is the magnitude of said force decided by the UN or the country they are aiding?
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