Radio Guide to United Nations

New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 718, 17 April 1953, Page 16

Radio Guide to United Nations

WE are too often inclined to forget that the United Nations is more than just a rostrum where Henry Cabot Lodge and Mr. Molotov, or whoever the principal protagonists of the moment are, argue with each other about the Korean War. A _ new series of talks, called United Nations Guidebook, has been: designed to give listeners a brief and concise view of the varied activities of this great organisation, and of the way ‘in which representatives from practically every country help each other to solve their economic, social, and cultural problems. These talks, which have been written and recorded by Lyulph Stanley and Hans van Stuwe (above, left to right), deal first with the history of previous world organisations, such as the League of Nations, and go on to discuss how UN was founded on the framework of the Atlantic Charter. The tatks continue

with a discussion of the composition of the United Nations, the question of membership, and the problem of interpreting the various languages spoken. Some of the talks deal in detail with the more important branches of UN, and special treatment is given to the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat, and UNICEF. In addition the speakers discuss what UN has done in the way of providing technical assistance for countries with low living standards. and in improving the conditions of the world’s many thousands of refugees. UN Guidebook jis being broadcast from the four ZB stations in their Friday morning Women’s Hour. Lyulph Stanley worked for the BBC before becoming Liaison Officer in UN Radio’s Overseas Transcription Service. Hans van Stuwe is Chief of UN Radio European Service.