United Nations Peace Plaza Explained

The United Nations Peace Plaza in Independence, Missouri, U.S., was unveiled on October 27, 1997, formally dedicated by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on April 25, 2003,^[1] and is described by its creators as "the only memorial in the world to those persons serving in the Peacekeeping Forces of the United Nations".^[2] The 12.5-foot statue is named "Girl with Dove" by its sculptor, Tom Corbin,^{[3] [4]} and in 2003, a four-foot miniature was gifted to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.^[5]

On December 11, 2006, after his final speech as Secretary-General, delivered at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri,^{[6] [7]} Annan visited the Peace Plaza for a wreath-laying ceremony.^[8]

External links

• List of Peace Monuments in central U.S. States: United Nations Peace Plaza "...Near auditorium where President Truman declared the creation of the United Nations. Maintained by Community of Christ (Formerly RLDS Church)..."
• U.N. Association marks 60 years of peacekeeping" - Jun 2, 2008 local newspaper report includes photograph of wreath-laying at the site.
• "Unique treasure in Independence" - guest columnist James Everett lauds the U.N. Peace Plaza in the Examiner newspaper, February 13, 2009.
• Wikimapia Aerial view of the site
• "Girl With Dove" replica at a St. Joseph, Missouri public library. (source: "Allied Arts Council" website).
• Girl with Dove | Corbin Bronze

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Notes and References

1. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:QUHXaMNbZ1gJ:una-kc.org/NL/Jul-Aug-04.pdf+statue+by+corbin+u.n.+peace+plaza&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESihvrKqTZB6PKLeht1_82BCN5B_4vTGkWgWoPP7bzvKrb744-ynpKZaLTrJS9g9frD5YdqKLXrPvP35y8Ot5t9eNVLrLoGNRAsah_4cKWGK7gOl1mB3F1ODkL3gef8HwaMa8zwd&sig=AHIEtbR59DW_2ILlJSrvfEKFvHCQ8wjQZw "...Peace Plaza dedicatory ceremony in Independence April 25, 2003..."
2. http://una-kc.org/Outreach/UN-Peace-Plaza.htm Partial explanation of the Plaza and Statue
3. http://www.evareynoldsfinearts.com/ersys/document_downloads/bio_tom_corbin.pdfs "Artist and Biography of Tom Corbin"
4. https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Corbin-Inevitable-Beverly-Bellinger/dp/0977330702 "Tom Corbin: The Inevitable Artist" by Beverly Bellinger
5. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:QUHXaMNbZ1gJ:una-kc.org/NL/Jul-Aug-04.pdf+statue+by+corbin+u.n.+peace+plaza&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESihvrKqTZB6PKLeht1_82BCN5B_4vTGkWgWoPP7bzvKrb744-ynpKZaLTrJS9g9frD5YdqKLXrPvP35y8Ot5t9eNVLrLoGNRAsah_4cKWGK7gOl1mB3F1ODkL3gef8HwaMa8zwd&sig=AHIEtbR59DW_2ILlJSrvfEKFvHCQ8wjQZw "Expedite! Ships statue for United Nations
6. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/audio/KofiAnnanSpeech.html Audio of Annan's "Farewell Address" December 11, 2006
7. https://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/stories/statments_full.asp?statID=40 Text of December 11, 2006 speech
8. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_multi=EIMB|&p_product=EIMB&p_theme=gatehouse&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=annan,%20hite%20AND%20date%281/14/2006%20to%208/14/2007%29&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=1/14/2006%20to%208/14/2007%29&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=%28annan,%20hite%29&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no Annan pays tribute at U.N. Peace Plaza