Robert Muller
 Robert Muller |
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| Status | Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) |
| Website | http://www.robertmuller.org |
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Robert Muller (born 1923 in Belgium, died September 20, 2010) was an international civil servant with the United Nations. Assistant Secretary-General for 40 years, his ideas about world government, world peace and spirituality led to the increased representation of religions in the UN, especially of New Age Movement. He has become known as the "Philosopher" of the UN.
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[edit] Early life and education
Muller was raised in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. And during World War II was a participant in the underground resistance movement. After the war he earned a Doctorate of Law at the University of Strasbourg and in 1948 won an essay contest on how to govern the world. The prize was an internship at the newly created United Nations.
[edit] Career
For the next 40 years he worked on world peace in his position as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. After retiring from the United Nations, Robert Muller founded and developed the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica.
Dr. Muller's ideas on the need for Global Education were included in his book New Genesis, published by Doubleday and Co. He wrote: "The United Nations and its specialized agencies have a wealth of data and knowledge on every conceivable world problem. This source must be systematically tapped by educators."
[edit] Personal life
Muller has four children: Gisele, Solange, François and Philippe.
[edit] Honors
- Robert Muller was honored by the New York Open Center[1] in 2005 for his "Lifetime Dedication to World Peace and Global Education".
- Muller was also selected to be a member of the Advisory Council of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.opencenter.org/galahonorees/ Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ^ http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/about/people/ Retrieved 2010-08-12
