United Nations Avenue

United Nations Avenue

U.N. Avenue
U.N. Avenue eastbound from Taft Avenue
Interactive map of United Nations Avenue
Former name
  • Isaac Peral Street
Part of N156
Namesake
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways - South Manila District Engineering Office and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
LocationManila
East end N156 (Quirino Avenue Extension) / Paz Mendoza Guazon Street / Cristobal Street in Paco
Major
junctions
West end AH 26 (N120) (Roxas Boulevard) in Ermita

United Nations Avenue (also known as U.N. Avenue and formerly known as Isaac Peral Street) is a major thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines. A commercial, residential and industrial artery, it runs east–west near the city center, linking Ermita and Rizal Park with the eastern districts. It is home to the World Health Organization Western Pacific headquarters.

U.N. Avenue begins at a fork in Quirino Avenue Extension, Paz Mendoza Guazon Street, and Cristobal Street, just west of Pandacan. It continues through the area of Tanque and Isla de Provisor in the northern Paco district, passing several rows of warehouses and a few institutional buildings. West of Taft Avenue lies the busy Ermita district, with a mix of hotels like Manila Prince Hotel, and Manila Pearl Hotel; government and private offices such as PPL Building, Philtrust Bank Main Office, Philippine Insurance Commission, National Archives of the Philippines, and National Bureau of Investigation; College/Universities like Adamson University, Emillio Aguinaldo College, Technological University of the Philippines, and Sta. Isabel College; Commercial buildings like Times Plaza and U.N. Square; and hospital buildings like Manila Med, and Manila Doctors Hospital. Roxas Boulevard lies at its western terminus, with the U.S. Embassy in Manila as the terminating vista.

The avenue is served by the United Nations LRT station.