U Thant House

U Thant House is a leading centre for learning and dialogue in Yangon, focused on the key challenges facing Myanmar today. At this critical time in the country’s political, economic, social, and environmental history, U Thant House aims to help the people of Myanmar reimagine peace and rethink development.

Inspired by the life and work of U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations, and situated at his former residence in Yangon, programmes at U Thant House are centred around the issues that were most important to him: peace, human dignity, sustainable development, education, and protecting the environment.

A visit to U Thant House provides opportunities to:

learn about the life and times of U Thant, the third Secretary-General of the United Nations and lifelong public servant, educator, and writer who served two terms as the world’s top diplomat during the tumultuous 1960s, ushering in visionary new initiatives to promote peace, development, and human rights around the world;

explore Myanmar and Cold War history through photographs, newsreels, and books on topics from Myanmar’s earliest post-independence years to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War;

enjoy a peaceful garden in the heart of Yangon featuring native plants from around the country; and reflect on the global changes of U Thant’s lifetime and on the guiding principles of the work of the United Nations then and today.