WORKSHOP FOR PEACE

in 1950 a new landmark arose in New York City people who had seen war twice in their lifetime were determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war this new building was dedicated to that task a permanent headquarters for the United Nations the world's workshop for peace when the flags fly before the building it's a sign that the nations are gathering to discuss the world's problems presently many visitors will come to listen to the debates this is the general assembly hall where the General Assembly meets for several months every year where the delegates and their advisors are seated final preparations must be made before every meeting the delegations are seated in alphabetical order each country has one vote earphones must be in good order for through them the delegates hear the speeches in the five official languages yes it's the elected president of the General Assembly and this gavel is the symbol of authority of the assemblies president over the years some of the world's outstanding diplomats have served as assembly president here is madam Vijaya Laxmi Pandit of India residing at the 8th session of the General Assembly many heads of state and other national leaders have spoken from this rostrum her majesty queen elizabeth ii of england president dwight d eisenhower of the united states president Alfredo Lopez Mateos of Mexico the Majesty King Mohammed v of Morocco premier Nikita Khrushchev for the Soviet Union from your men dispose of France prime minister jawaharlal nehru or within there the regular sessions of the General Assembly are usually held in the autumn of the year many countries and their foreign ministers to act as Chiefs of delegation mr. Andrew Gromyko representing the Soviet Union the Queen Priscilla Gaspard delegatee she she generally assembly organizati opinion is not see Yolo SATA Kemosabe Jimmy Kotori of Shakira's the Stiletto no siesta renews visits logician is not Nepal Iranian with a deity Vietnam applause karcz probably it's inertia Argonauts is groundless Adachi a Brazilian Navy Yahoo stevia I dispute but uranium is not the careful record is kept of every word spoken before the behind-the-scenes correspondents are busy reporting the news of the General Assembly to the world and to do this work news agencies and newspapers of many countries maintain correspondents permanently at United Nations headquarters while the correspondent works in his office he can listen to the proceedings in the assembly hall such as this speech of ambassador Bennett is Roberto Soldado toggler guarantee ask a set I spread out press L that could be unless oblique as he only delica the stream of visitors is continuous more than a million people every year come to visit the United Nations headquarters the buildings were designed by a group of architects from several countries guides speaking of wide variety of languages take visitors on tours of the buildings and explain the purposes they serve this model is used to show how the buildings are laid out the low building with the curved roof is where we saw the delegations meeting earlier this is the conference building where United Nations councils hold their meetings and in this tall building works the United Nations Secretariat visitors are first taken to see the chambers of the three councils this is the trusteeship council chamber its design and decoration were contributed by Denmark millions of people live in territories which are governed by other nations in some of them known as trust territories the governing nations are by agreement directly responsible to the United Nations trusteeship Council for their administration the council promotes their progress towards self-government or independence this was the scene when emissaries from british togoland came to speak to the council on behalf of their fellow citizens mr. president distinguished members of the trusteeship Council I have come here as a petitioner representing the Chiefs and people's of the gamba Ninh Moomba non-price II and ganja who are within the northern section of turbulent and the United Kingdom trusteeship I accepted to come not in order to discredit turbulent unificationists in your eyes for after all they are fully entitled to their own convictions and desires be such desires genuine or selfishly motivated nor to tell you my own personal wishes but I have come to tell you what the people have asked me to tell you and to assure you that they mean what they say and their minds are firmly made up the people of togoland spoke their minds later when they voted through a plebiscite to become part of a new independent state Ghana the result of the voting is 76 in favour none against and no abstention I am therefore pleased to announce whether it is the unanimous decision of the Assembly to admit Ghana to membership in the organization we're reacting chief of protocol we can enough to escort the representative of Ghana to his seat on the Assembly floor next visitors are taken to the chamber of the Economic and Social Council the design and decoration of this room come from Sweden here as in all United Nations meetings five languages are used but for those who may not understand the speaker's language there are in English French Spanish Russian the objective of the United Nations is not only to prevent war itself but also to remove the cause of this council is therefore concerned with questions of economic and social progress cultural advancement and the promotion of human rights practical questions of everyday life this council also brings together the representatives of the United Nations specialised agencies each of which works in a particular field education food and agriculture health labor loans for development communications atomic energy and many others the third chamber on the visitors program is that of the Security Council it was designed and decorated by Norway it's owned the Security Council that the United Nations Charter has placed the primary responsibility for maintaining peace there are five permanent members China France the United Kingdom the Soviet Union and the United States who must agree on all important decisions of the council I now put to the vote the paragraph commencing I'll read it out having considered separately the applications for membership of Albania Jordan Ireland Portugal Hungary Italy Austria Romania Bulgaria Finland Salam Nepal Libya Cambodia Laos and Spain at this particular meeting the answer the scene approving new applications for membership in the United Nations Italy otra semana Bulgari Fallon Solana pal Rebecca modulus a spider poo against record abstentions abstention the voting is Asian favor none against two three abstentions the paragraph which I've read it accordingly adopted Peterson study what we've what in recent years the council has been called upon to deal with many world crises hostilities and Wars in various parts of the world and on border disputes between nations the guided tour doesn't take the visitors behind-the-scenes in the tall glass walled building which houses the Secretariat here are the officers were the permanent staff of the United Nations carries on its day-to-day work thousands of letters arrive every day lettuce from governments from United Nations offices and representatives all over the world letters from political observers doctors economists and engineers from the people who are working in the field for the United Nations led us to from private citizens of every nation we're now in the part of the Secretariat which deals with technical assistance Affairs and here's a letter from the Middle East from a country there which is receiving technical advice on problems of its textile industry every kind of help is provided by specially recruited experts the countries who ask for it advice ranging from improvement of handicrafts into vast irrigation scheme take a bath I saw a personal jazz sector had Hawaii has you know Sherita yeah it's more come to you and maybe though who yeah Oh miss lane did you take these two please yes the men and women who work here come from all parts of the world they don't represent their governments they're responsible only to the United Nations itself on this floor are the offices of UNICEF the United Nations Children's Fund to many a throughout the world UNICEF has given the United Nations of personal meaning for a deals direct clear with the health and the well-being of millions of mothers and children of many countries here United Nations doctors and health experts study the problems of far-off places and select the supplies and equipment needed there to make children healthy yes don't wash Amla nice so I was in Washington I told it give me long distance please I'd like to place a call to Geneva operator this is Plaza for one two hundred Massie's operator 365 hour - don't leave us with Sun please thank you as the world's meeting place United Nations headquarters speaks to countries all over the world both that headquarters and through information centers in many capital cities the office of public information makes available the latest information about United Nations affairs this office is responsible for making known the work of the United Nations in words and pictures and films and radio by publications and on television for the success of the United Nations work depends on a well-informed public opinion the office has much to tell about the decisive role the United Nations has played in the life of several nations and millions of people how for instance the United Nations helped to bring self-government to Libya how the United Nations helped to bring peace and independence to Indonesia how millions of mothers and children are being helped by UNICEF or how United Nations technical assistance is drawing on the knowledge and experience of all nations to help countries to help themselves we're at the top of the Secretariat building in the office of its chief the Secretary General the Secretary General is rarely here while the General Assembly is in session for his duties take him to many of the Assembly's meetings in the General Assembly he sits at the president's side he represents no single member country but the collective interest of all of them in a more peaceful world thus he has a unique contribution to make to the processes of international negotiation and the harmonizing of conflicting interests Soviet Union United Kingdom United States also his duty with his staffs in the Secretariat to help carry out the work of the United Nations approved by the representatives of the nations this work goes on must go on around the Year and around the clock in the workshop for peace known as the United Nations it's on this ceaseless work of from slow and unspectacular that the world rests its hopes for a future of peace progress and better standards of life in larger freedom