The announcement, made by the Dubai government's media office, follows an in
Forbes magazine by Joel Kotkin and Robert J. Cristiano, arguing that the
UN headquarters were a burden for the American taxpayer, and accusing
the body of being a "sinkhole dominated by anti-American, anti-Semitic
and authoritarian fantasies".
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Dubai: The government of Dubai has expressed interest in hosting the headquarters of the United Nations should the world body choose to move it. "The Dubai government announces its complete preparedness to host the United Nations headquarter on its territory should the [decision makers] choose to move it," read the statement.
The announcement, made by the Dubai government's media office, follows an in Forbes magazine by Joel Kotkin and Robert J. Cristiano, arguing that the UN headquarters were a burden for the American taxpayer, and accusing the body of being a "sinkhole dominated by anti-American, anti-Semitic and authoritarian fantasies".
The authors called Dubai "the world capital of the future" because of its diversity and proximity to major cities in Asia, Africa and Europe, and advocated the building of a "United Nations City". There is talk to move the body to a temporary location by 2015 and a relocation committee has suggested that it be moved to Singapore.
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