Introduction
United Nations Audio Library presents UN Radio Classics, an online archive of documentary and dramatic programmes starring Audrey Hepburn, Kirk Douglas and Bing Crosby, among many others.
These programmes, available free of charge with digitally remastered sound, offer a unique way of experiencing key historical moments of the United Nations and of the world throughout the second half of the 20th century.
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Draft version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Cooperation Year (1965)– Part 9
“A climate for justice” is the title of this programme that recalls the work of the United Nations for the promotion and protection of human rights.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1965
Danny Kaye in UNICEF newsreel clip
International Cooperation Year (1965)– Part 8
A programme about the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as a tangible example and success story of international cooperation. Narrated by actor Alexander Scourby and entertainer Danny Kaye.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1965
UNESCO-assisted teacher training, Libya
International Cooperation Year (1965)– Part 7
Education and cooperation in education are major issues on the international agenda and priorities in the work of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Language: English
Genre: Report
1965
FAO experts examine corn, 1964
International Cooperation Year (1965)– Part 6
While in affluent societies “the calorie is a nail for a coffin”, the majority has meals as “nourishing as Charlie Chaplin’s old boot”: A stirring report on the problem of mass hunger and global action to end it.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1965