The sculpture was created by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd in 1980 and was a gift from the government of Luxembourg presented to the United Nations in 1988. It is located in the Visitor's Plaza, facing First Avenue at 45th Street, New York.
There are replicas in Lausanne, London, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, Berlin, as well as in South Africa. There should be a replica in every capital city of the world, and in every school.
