AfghanistanAfghanistan, 1952 - The hospital at Panjoa where FAO set up a laboratory for making rinderpest vaccine. The hospital was not operating at the time. For the last two years the Food and Agriculture Orga...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, 1952 - Hazarahs chip away snow slide which blocked the road between Panjoa and Yaka-Olang. For the last two years the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has led...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, 1951 - This photograph shows an Afghan technician trained by FAO veterinarians vaccinating cattle against rinderpest. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) pro...

MyanmarTaunggyi, October 1951 - Dr. Hla Kyaw, Principal Veterinary Officer of Southern Shan States Government, inoculating a bull during trials of vaccine organized by Dr. Ian W. Kelton, FAO Veterinarian.&#x...

MyanmarTaunggyi, October 1951 - Dr. Hla Kyaw, Principal Veterinary Officer of Southern Shan States Government, inoculating a bull during trials of vaccine organized by Dr. Ian W. Kelton, FAO Veterinarian.&#x...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, June 1952 - This photograph shows the Kohtal I-Shatu Pass traverses by the FAO rinderpest team. For the last two years the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ha...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, June 1952 - This photograph shows the Kohtal I-Shatu Pass traverses by the FAO rinderpest team. For the last two years the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ha...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, 1951. The transportation of vaccination equipment often poses problems. This photograph shows vaccinating equipment being transportet by donkey to the vaccination centre. The Food and Ag...

AfghanistanAfghanistan, 1952 - Dr. Pierson fills pipette with serum which is transferred to bottles and stored in snow until ready for use. Each bottle contains a pre-determined amount. For the last two yea...

Sri LankaCeylon, 1953 (*Sri Lanka.1 from 1972) - The sea covers more than half the earth's surface yet provides only about 1% of man's food - to a great extent because the majority of the world's fishermen car...

ITALYJosue Castro of Brazil, second independent Chairman of the FAO Council from 1951 to 1955, speaking at FAO headquarters.

ITALYJosue Castro of Brazil, second independent Chairman of the FAO Council from 1951 to 1955, is pictured next to his portrait at FAO headquarters.

ITALYJosue Castro of Brazil, second independent Chairman of the FAO Council from 1951 to 1955, speaking at FAO headquarters.

ITALYJosue Castro of Brazil, second independent Chairman of the FAO Council from 1951 to 1955, pictured at FAO headquarters.

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

INDONESIAJava, 1951. A government project to irrigate 6,000 hectares by building a 70 km canal, using local labour, primitive tools and almost no machinery. The Food and Agriculture Organization of th...

Mexico. Forestry expert, Mr. Louis Huguet (France) has been in Mexico Since 1951 on a technical assistance assignment for FAO. Attached to the Nacional Financiera, A Mexican Government development age...

Mexico. Forestry expert, Mr. Louis Huguet (France) has been in Mexico Since 1951 on a technical assistance assignment for FAO. Attached to the Nacional Financiera, A Mexican Government development age...

Sri LankaCeylon, 1953 - The sea covers more than half the earth's surface yet provides only about 1% of man's food - to a great extent because the majority of the world's fishermen carry on their work with onl...

Java, Indonesia, 1951 - Indonesia, with its huge population, is one of the most highly cultivated countries in the world and even the hillsides are terraced for growing rice which is the staple food o...

INDIA, 1951 - In the Terai area of India, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) work jointly to free the land of malaria in order to...

Indonesia, 1951 - Production of fish ponds has been carried out for many years in the Far East, and it is estimated that for a given area a well stocked fish pond can produce far more protein than any...

ITALYAugust 1951, Rome, Italy - Headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.

ITALYNovember 1951, Rome, Italy - The headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) one week before the opening of the sixth session of the Conference. The Conference bu...

ITALYAugust 1951, Rome, Italy - Construction taking place on the Headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome.

ITALYAugust 1951, Rome, Italy - Headquarters of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, Conference building (in front) under construction.

ITALYRome, Italy, 1951 - The construction of the headquarters of the Food and Agriuclture Organization of the United Nations is almost completed.

ITALYFAO moves to Rome, 1951: The small fry shown here at the Naples Maritime Depot are Robin Majumdar, son of R. Majumdar, of the Economic Division; Pat, Bab and Roger Peebles, and their dog Copper.Truman...

ITALYApril 27, 1951, Rome - Ceremony as Italy turns over Headquarters Building to FAO. Left to right: Sen. Dominedo', Under-Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Rebecchini, Mayor of Rome, Count Sf...

ITALYFAO moves to Rome, 1951: At the Naples Maritime Depot, left to right: J.R. d'Alarcao, of Finance and Economics, his wife and children; Miss K. Lomsdal, Library; Mrs. La Stella-Arnold, Library.

United States of AmericaFAO moves to Rome, 1951: Sturdy wooden crates had to be filled with office belongings several weeks ahead of actual shipping date in order to be sent to New York for loading on the same boat with the...

ITALYFAO moves to Rome, 1951: A.H. Boerma, FAO special assistant, greeting the third FAO contingent and telling them how to get to their hotels.

ITALYFAO moves to Rome, 1951: Resting at the Maritime Depot after arrivng in Naples are, left to right: Dr. Lossing Buck, Chief of FAO's Land Use Branch, his wife, Lomay Chang, and their children Rosalind...

Former Independent Chairpersons of the Council Prof. J. de Castro Brazil 1951 - 1955

Former Independent Chairpersons of the Council Stanley Viscount Bruce of Melbourne Australia 1948 - 1951