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UN 50th anniversary

Title
UN 50th anniversary
Genre
News report; Speech
TX Date
23 Oct 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:05:30
Description
North America correspondent Simon Marks reports on the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the United Nations, with ceremonies at the UN headquarters New York involving over 180 world leaders. Includes archive recording from 1945 of Lord Halifax (Edward Frederick Lindley Wood) with the charter on the setting up of the UN; fiftieth anniversary speeches by General Assembly president Diogo Freitas do Amaral; US President Bill Clinton; Russian President Boris Yeltsin (via interpreter); Cuban President Fidel Castro.
Contributors
Bill Clinton; Simon Marks; Boris Yeltsin; Fidel Castro; Edward Wood; Diogo Freitas do Amaral
Keywords
USA; Anniversary celebrations; International relations; UN; New York; Heads of state; Presidents; Political leaders; Institutional anniversaries

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