<p>Betty finishes the tale of her road trip, describing how she and Claude finally make it home to Nanchang (Image: Fellow travellers hitching a ride aboard an LST  Landing Ship -Tank)</p>

Betty finishes the tale of her road trip, describing how she and Claude finally make it home to Nanchang (Image: Fellow travellers hitching a ride aboard an LST Landing Ship -Tank)

<p>Betty finishes the tale of her road trip, describing how she and Claude finally make it home to Nanchang (Image: Fellow travellers hitching a ride aboard an LST&nbsp; Landing Ship -Tank)</p>

Episode 19 - 20 June 1946: Gun turrets and rope ladders - just another day on the job

This series tells the story of UNRRA, The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the first and largest international aid effort in human history. It's told through the eyes and letters of one of its staff, 29 year old Australian girl, Betty Souter.

Few people now living have ever heard of UNRRA or the extraordinary urgent work it performed as the tide of World War 2  turned in favour of the allied nations. Millions upon countless millions of people were displaced, starving and homeless. They had no water, no power, and no hope.

Interestingly, It’s a story that’s just as relevant today as our world faces its own challenges of political divisions, inequities, hunger, pandemic, and impending displacements of whole populations due to changing climate and rising sea levels.

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This series tells the story of UNRRA, The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the first and largest international aid effort in human history. It's told through the eyes and letters of one of its staff, 29 year old Australian girl, Betty Souter. Few people now living have ever heard of UNRRA or the extraordinary urgent work it performed as the tide of World War 2 turned in favour of the allied nations. Millions upon countless millions of people were displaced, starving and homeless. They had no water, no power, and no hope. Interestingly, It’s a story that’s just as relevant today as our world faces its own challenges of political divisions, inequities, hunger, pandemic, and impending displacements of whole populations due to changing climate and rising sea levels.

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Episode 19 - 20 June 1946: Gun turrets and rope ladders - just another day on the job

Episode 19 - 20 June 1946: Gun turrets and rope ladders - just another day on the job