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Participants take photos of Reese Witherspoon, Academy-award winning actor and activist, Danai Gurira, Tony-nominated playwright, actor and activist, and Sade Baderinwa, WABC anchor, during the observance of International Women’s Day at UN headquarters in New York, under the theme "Time Is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives".

Fawziya Koofi (centre), former Deputy Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan, and Meryl Streep (right), actor, walk to a press conference following the "The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan" meeting. The meeting was about the situation of women in Afghanistan after a series of laws were enacted that formalized the systematic erasure of women and girls from public life.

This afternoon Dr. Martin Luther King and a five-man delegation presented a formal note of protest against the war in Vietnam and the involvement of the United States to Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Under-Secretary for Special Political Affairs of the United Nations. Seen here as they met with Dr. Bunche are (clockwise): Rev. James Bevel, Mr. David Dellinger, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Mr. Cleveland Robinson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Dagmar Wilson and Dr. Bunche.

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Headline "Jungle in Retreat", A New UN Radio Series

Caption Description A rehearsal in London, England of the "Jungle in Retreat" series -- a UN Radio production on international cooperation, based on the reports of a United Nations team led by Ritchie Calder throughout South-East Asia. Report and production emphasize how UN experts and local government specialists are working together to bring about new standards of living in South-East Asia. This picture shows Gene Kelly, star of the production, with some of the international cast: (left to right) Miss Svasti (Thailand); Gene Kelly (USA); Miss Hooja (India); Howard Marian-Crawford (U.K.); Mr. Prem (Pakistan); Miss Haru Yanai (Japan); and Miss Diana Wong (China). The production will be released as a series of three broadcasts.

Unique Identifier UN7701855

NICA ID 148641

Production Date 05/01/1952 9:39:50 AM

City/Location London

Country United Kingdom

Credit UN Photo

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