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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

A view of indigenous children from the Embera people, displaced by armed conflict. There are over two million internally displaced persons in Colombia and while forced displacement is always a very difficult experience, it is doubly catastrophic for indigenous communities. Indigenous culture is closely linked to the land and displacement often leads to the total collapse of traditional authority and cultural patterns.

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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.

Unique ID UN7ALB50362

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Headline The Trust Territory of New Guinea

Caption Description The Trust Territory of New Guinea, under Australian administration, consists of the north-eastern part of the island of New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and to the northern islands of the Solomon Group. It includes approximately 600 islands, has a land area of 93,000 square miles and an indigenous population estimated at 1,090,332.
Highland natives executing a ceremonial dance. The headdresses and shell decorations are very colourful and valuable. These people have come under Administration control comparatively recently.

Unique Identifier UN7485945

NICA ID 337635

Production Date 01/01/1954 9:53:22 PM

Country New Guinea

Credit UN Photo/Australian News and Information Bureau

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