In the Beginning FD25 the paintings and the poetry

the paintings and the poetry that have tried to capture it

as she works to become the kind of person Davie can depend on

close together and further apart

inspiring the most hope

of hope and despair

In the Beginning FD25 the paintings and the poetryThis book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary General Trygve Lie. This welcome appraisal shows how the foundations for an expanded secretary general role were laid during this period, and that Lies contribution was greater than has later been acknowledged. The interplay of crisis decision making, institutional constraints and the individuals involved thus built the foundations for the UN organization we