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A documentary film about the birth of the United Nations and the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of the building of its Headquarters.

A glimpse into UN Secretary-General U Thant's family life at Riverdale, New York.

The visit and ceremony in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts at the United Nations Headquarters.

Michael Littlejohns interviews Brian Urquhart, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, for World Chronicle program 202.

UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali addresses World AIDS Day, followed by a performance by Liza Minnelli.

“Into the Vault: 75 Years of UN Audiovisual Heritage” is a quarterly video series exploring important aspects of the United Nations’ history through selected use of newly digitized materials from the audiovisual archive.

Video compilation highlighting events, personalities, and thematic coverage through the UN audiovisual archives covering almost 75 years of the world Organization.

The United Nations observes World Audiovisual Heritage Day on October 27th. During a hot summer in New York Headquarters, a team of archivists worked around the clock to protect almost 40,000 records.

Video compilation with highlights of events, personalities, and thematic coverage of the UN audiovisual archives covering almost 70 years of the world Organization.This compilation was originally created to raise awareness of the urgent need to digitize and preserve the United Nations audiovisual heritage for future generations.