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UN Security Council meeting, USA, 1950
United Nations Security Council meeting in Lake Success, New York, 1st August 1950. Return of the Soviet member Yakov Malik. Discussion of the Korean aggression between American and Soviet diplomats Warren Austin and Yakov Malik.
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General MacArthur appointed commander of UN forces, exhausted UN soldier, 1950
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) appointed commander of United Nations forces at a ceremony in Tokyo by General Lawton Collins. South Korean city town and train tracks. Injured and exhausted UN soldiers.
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Boris Johnson and Sir David Attenborough talk to schoolchildren about climate change
Sir David Attenborough and Prime Minister Boris Johnson discuss climate change with schoolchildren at the Science Museum in London, as part of the launch of UN Climate Change Conference UK 2020.
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Russia, U.S. Exchange Accusations Over Ukraine At UN
Although more high-level diplomacy is expected this week, talks between the U.S. and Russia have so far failed to ease tensions in the crisis.
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North Korea Tests Long-Range Missile, Escalating Nuclear Tensions
The missile launch is at least the eleventh one this year. It happened as President Joe Biden is in Europe to discuss Russia's invasion with allies.
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Liz Truss and Joe Biden meet at UN General Assembly in New York
BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE. Joe Biden told Liz Truss he is “looking forward to hearing what’s on your mind” about the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as he said the UK remains “our closest ally in the world”. The Prime Minister...
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Boris Johnson launches the UN Climate Change Conference 2020
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives a speech at the launch of the UN Climate Change Conference UK 2020 at the Science Museum in London.
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Trump Says U.S. Remains Committed to Reforming UN
Sep.18 -- President Donald Trump makes his first address to the UN General Assembly, calling for reforms and the changing of business as usual.
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U.S. Sanctions China Officials Over Human Right Abuses
Jul.09 -- The U.S. sanctions a top member of China’s ruling Communist Party and three other officials over human rights abuses in the western province of Xinjiang. Meanwhile, global banks risk being caught between China-backed penalties...
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Italian PM Giuseppe Conte speaks at the launch of COP 26
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks at the launch of the UN Climate Change Conference UK 2020, which is in partnership with Italy.
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Trafigura Denies North Korea Oil Transfer
Jan.03 -- Trafigura Group denied it was involved in the illicit transfer of fuel to North Korea after the South Korean government said the world’s third-biggest independent oil trader originally owned a cargo that was shipped in breach...
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Push To Arm Ukraine Strains U.S. Weapons Stockpile
While the U.S. ramps up military support for Ukraine, defense contractors face production challenges like supply chain issues and labor shortages.
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Venezuela Crisis Is Years in the Making, Ex-UN Human Right Chief Says
Feb.01 -- Former UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein discusses the crisis in Venezuela, global human rights, and the effectiveness of government sanctions. He speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of...
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Journey For Survival part five - construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. Construction of water pumps and pipe systems in Bangladesh.
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Extinction Rebellion protest against shipping fuel pollution
Environmental campaigners have staged a protest outside the International Maritime Organisation's headquarters in London, calling on the UN's international shipping regulator to introduce stricter rules on exhaust pollution from ships....
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Politics daily briefing: April 16
All the latest political updates from the UK, as the UN's refugee agency calls the UK’s proposal to send migrants who arrive in Britain to Rwanda a breach of international law.
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Europe at Risk of Warfare Not Seen Since 1945: Shirreff
"The Russians don't muck about," says Richard Shirreff, a retired British Army General who also served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander for NATO. "If they attack they go for overwhelming force," he said on Bloomberg Television after...
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Young people launch the Mock Cop26 online to discuss climate change
Young climate activists frustrated by postponement of the UN climate talks, have organised their own virtual conference between November 19 and December 1. Josh Tregale from Dorset is 18-years-old and one of the organisers. The...
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Journey For Survival part nine - People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
Clip from 'Journey For Survival' 1981 documentary about drought and famine in developing countries. People in developing countries are vaccinated against smallpox. The Prime Minister of Nepal, Surya Bahadur Thapa, speaks to camera.
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Biden and Truss discuss NI protocol in New York meeting
Joe Biden told Liz Truss he is “looking forward to hearing what’s on your mind” about the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as he said the UK remains “our closest ally in the world”. The Prime Minister sought to reassure the US...
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Boris Johnson and Kamala Harris speak with reporters at White House
Boris Johnson and US vice-president Kamala Harris speak with reporters from the ceremonial vice president’s office in the Eisenhower Executive Office building in Washington DC.
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Ban Ki-Moon: China took “Insufficient and inadequate” measures to contain Covid-19
Ban Ki-Moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, said today that China did not take enough measures to contain the virus Covid19 spreading. He later went on to say during a press conference that he has the “full...
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Asia Pacific Sees 81 Million Jobs Lost Amid Pandemic: ILO
Dec.16 -- On this episode of "Bloomberg Equality," Sara Elder, head of economic and social analysis at the regional office for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization, an arm of the United Nations, looks at how the...
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Congress Still Weighing Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine Conflict
Lawmakers say they're close to completing a bill that would introduce massive sanctions on Russian banks and the country's national debt.