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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