“Hungry men are desperate men, especially when their children also are hungry.” ... Prelude to the UN: As the Second World War raged, a remarkable international effort was already taking shape to help rebuild a shattered world. Founded in November 1943, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) began its work before the United Nations itself had been constituted. Faced with hunger, disease, mass displacement and devastation, it helped deliver the essentials of survival and offered hope to millions struggling to rebuild their lives. Beyond emergency relief, UNRRA became a pioneering experiment in international cooperation. UN Video highlights UNRRA’s extraordinary mission through archival footage and personal testimony. Watch Before the UN: The Forgotten Story of UNRRA:

 

Director-General Herbert Lehman of UNRRA said, “Hungry men are desperate men, especially when their children also are hungry.”

 

UNRRA was very successful in communicating the message that solidarity is not charity but it is enlightened self-interest.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oZkH-AZwM0&t=313s 

 

https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/10/1168665 

 

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