Stories from the UN Archive: Hollywood greats campaign against malaria and polio

adminDecember 28, 2023September 18, 202402 mins

Following the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, marked annually on 27 December, we took a look at how two renowned actors helped the UN health agency in 1959. A singing legend, Mr. Sinatra lent his golden voice to WHO for a UN Radio story, telling the tale of two victims of polio in Indonesia, and Hollywood…

Which country banned Hollywood movies?

adminFebruary 26, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

North Korea has banned Hollywood films and announced severe punishment for those who violate it. North Korea, which is considered to be a fierce rival of the United States, has now taken an important decision regarding the world’s largest film industry in the United States and has banned Hollywood films in its country. According to…