UN Audio Library

Advances in modern science and technology have the potential to serve all of humankind. The UN’s effort to bring together scientists and policymakers for peaceful human progress is the topic of this programme.

UN Radio presents a series on international cooperation, narrated by actor Alexander Scourby. With the growing interdependence of nations in the 20th century cooperation became a new priority, argues this first programme.

When a plane to Teheran makes an emergency landing in the Iranian desert the journey of a young American boy turns into an unexpected adventure. In the desert the boy learns about other cultures and the work of UN agencies for the health of mothers and children.

The UN’s sound recording collection presents excerpts of historic speeches given at the United Nations featuring many UN Secretary-Generals and heads of government, including Fidel Castro, Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight E. Eisenhower, among others.