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Dag Hammarskjöld
Dag Hammarskjöld on UN Day
"The road of Beethoven in his Ninth Symphony is also the road followed by the authors of the preamble of the Charter", says former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld in this introduction to a symphonic concert for UN Day.
Language: English
Genre: Speech
1960
A nine-year old Korean girl and her little brother
Under One Flag
A feature about the United Nations and its mandate during the Korean War, when the Security Council authorized various countries to fight under one flag to restore peace.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1950
Pope Paul VI
UN Radio Report on Pope Paul VI's Visit to the UN
A report describing the first visit ever of a Pope to the United Nations, and his first address to the General Assembly.
Language: English
Genre: Report
1965
Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat General Assembly Speech
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat addresses the General Assembly for the first time, trying to draw similarities between some of the major political issues of the time and the Palestinian situation.
Language: Arabic
Genre: Speech
1974