UNO’s activities during 1947-48 included: partition of Palestine; building a headquarters for UNO; combating a cholera outbreak in Egypt; sending wool from Australia to Poland; attending the funeral of Mahatma Ghandi; Mutual Aid Conference in India; truce in Indonesia; sending 2,500 displaced persons to Venezuela under IRO sponsorship; launching the International Children’s Emergency Fund plans to send 140 million pounds worth of food and clothing and medical supplies for use in Asia and Europe.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311385
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Palestine
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food relief - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations - Headquarters
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
History → World history - 20th century
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)