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A train snakes its way through Seoul.
The Asia-Pacific region has been developing stronger international transport links, with increasingly coordinated development of both railway and road networks.

Yasushi Akashi, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, travelled to the Democratic People's Republic at Korea (DPRK) to assess the impact of three years of continuous flood damage on the population.
Shown here is a bridge damaged by the floods.

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One of the main purposes of the UN Conference - Exposition on Human Settlements held in Vancouver, Canada, in June 1976, was to bring to the World's attention the nature and relative importance of the problems of human settlements against a background of widespread concern for the whole of our earthly environment - natural and manmade. Two of the most critical problems of society today are the shortage of adequate housing and the deterioration of the conditions under which people live and work. Many cities are unable to provide adequate housing, food, sanitation, work and other essential services for all the people flocking to them in search of a better life. Rural settlements are being abandoned and neglected. Urbanization is not an evil in itself. The process can be guided and converted into a positive factor in development. Economic development and an improvement in the quality of human life need not be competing alternatives. They are both vital and in the common interest of all mankind.

A woman in her kitchen in Cross Roads, South Africa.

Alluvial diamond deposits are an important source of income to Sierra Leone. Methods are being devised to control surreptitious diamond smuggling, for the country loses millions of dollars through these illegal activities.
Diamond workers are seen here panning alluvial deposits into baskets on the banks of a river.

People enjoying a Sunday stroll on a Tokyo street closed to motor traffic. In Japan shopping centres are open on Sundays to enable the people to shop leisurely. To encourage shoppers to use public transport and enjoy their outing some city streets are converted to temporary picnic areas.

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Some 18,000 soldiers from twenty-two countries are on duty with the United Nations Force in the Congo, helping to restore order and calm in the country.
A Congolese child is seen in the arms of an Ethiopian soldier, listening over a field telephone. March 1963.

British Commando units attached to the United Nations forces in Korea have made several daring raids deep into enemy territory. During one such raid, Commandos of the 41st Royal British Marines swarm ashore from amtracks 8 miles south of Songjin, North Korea, where they destroyed a stretch of railroad track breaking an important enemy supply line.

A street scene in Wonsan City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
The photo was taken during Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos’ five-day mission in the country to assess food aid needs.

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Headline Greece’s Economic Development
The “Isola” Factory

Caption Description The Isola manufacturing company, which was established in 1930, in Athens, is a growing industrial concern. The firm received a $660,000 loan after the war, under the Marshall Plan; it now employs close to 700 people to manufacture pipes (cast iron, steel, insulated, etc), articles for building equipment, enameled sanitary ware, and electrical household appliance (stoves, water heaters, refrigerators). In the last 12 months, Isola produced 1,000 refrigerators, 4,000 electric stoves, and 6,000 tons of pipes.
This picture, taken at the Isola plant, shown workers casting pipes.

Unique Identifier UN7461224

NICA ID 374312

Production Date 01/01/1955 8:21:58 PM

City/Location Athens

Country Greece

Credit UN Photo/Eric Schwab

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