International records / Internet Archive

Who Speaks for Man (1969-11-10)

This episode provides a critical look at the United Nations, which was established almost 25 years ago as the world's collective conscience. It examines the body's action and inaction in such troubled areas as Czechoslovakia, the Middle East, Vietnam, and Biafra, and assesses the diminishing influence of the Secretary General in vital world affairs. There are films from the opening of the 24th General Assembly and unusual coverage of the Commission for Human Rights, with a penetrating study of its function. (The Commission hears reports by governments on human rights within their countries; ho…