The whole city of Nanchang is abuzz with excitement. Maybe, just maybe, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China, will actually visit today. Then again, maybe not. Bet begins by describing a road trip to devastated Kao-an to investigate reports of black market dealings. Her story is interrupted by ... (Image: Generalissimo Chaing Kai-shek arrives in Nanchang)

The whole city of Nanchang is abuzz with excitement. Maybe, just maybe, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China, will actually visit today. Then again, maybe not. Bet begins by describing a road trip to devastated Kao-an to investigate reports of black market dealings. Her story is interrupted by ... (Image: Generalissimo Chaing Kai-shek arrives in Nanchang)

The whole city of Nanchang is abuzz with excitement. Maybe, just maybe, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China, will actually visit today. Then again, maybe not. Bet begins by describing a road trip to devastated Kao-an to investigate reports of black market dealings. Her story is interrupted by ... (Image: Generalissimo Chaing Kai-shek arrives in Nanchang)
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Episode 33 - 21 September 1946: The Generalissimo arrives

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 33 - 21 September 1946: The Generalissimo arrives

Episode 33 - 21 September 1946: The Generalissimo arrives