Looking Back at the Man Who Helped Shape the U.N.

In the early 1960s, U Thant, a practicing Buddhist from a remote town in Burma, became the first non-Western secretary-general of the United Nations. He immediately faced unfolding crises around the world. We talk with U Thant’s grandson about his new book “Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy