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1501 Tourism Lesson One p129 p101 As much for its character and history as for its favorable setting in the heartland of Europe, Geneva has achieved a world-wide reputation for peace-building, 维持和平 peace-keeping 建立和平 peace-making 缔造和平 peace-building first as the home of the League of Nations, and since 1946, as the main center of United Nations activity. The contemporary symbol of Geneva’s international role is the Palace of Nation(Palais des Nations), which houses the United Nations Office at Geneva. Over 7,000 meetings a year make the Palace of Nations the busiest conference center in the world. Many of the United Nations activities in the economic, humanitarian and social fields take place here, as well as those dealing with disarmament and international efforts to protect man’s heritage. The Palace is the hub of United Nations activity in the defense of human rights and in the fields of trade and development. It is the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Office of Coordination of Emergency Assistance. It is the setting for the annual conferences of the International Labor Organization and the World Health Organization. Apart from its “resident population” of 2,000 international civil servants, the Palace of Nations welcomes about 25,000 delegates to its meeting each year. It is also the international press center of Geneva, where some 250 journalist father news to disseminate to the far corners of the world. The Palace of Nations was built between 1929 and 1936. 377 architects submitted designs, And an international team of five was chosen for the task of planning the imposing edifice which dominates the right bank of Lac Leman. Travertine from Italy and limestone from the Valley of the Rhone and the Jura Mountains were used for the exterior of the building, and marble from France, Italy and Sweden for the interior, with many members of the League of Nations contributing to the