Into the Vault: 75 Years of UN Audiovisual Heritage - Episode 1

“Into the Vault: 75 Years of UN Audiovisual Heritage” is a quarterly video series exploring important aspects of the United Nations’ history through selected use of newly digitized materials from the audiovisual archive.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:03:25
• Production Date: 24 November 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; UNITED NATIONS
• Subject Topical: AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES; HISTORY; UNITED NATIONS 75TH ANNIVERSARY; UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
• MAMS Id: 2585766
• Parent Id: 2585766

Description

Episode One of “Into the Vault: 75 Years of UN Audiovisual Heritage” explores the largest of the UN's six main organs - the General Assembly.

Showcasing picturesque moments, questioning myths, and highlighting important resolutions, this episode provides insight into the workings of the Organization’s most representative body with the use of newly digitized film and video footage, audio recordings, and photos from the UN audiovisual archive.

Forthcoming episodes will illuminate the other main organs of the UN, continuing to draw from the wealth of archival materials recently made accessible thanks to an ongoing mass digitization effort funded by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman.