Under the Blue Flag

Synopsis: A video-based resource pack to illustrate the complex role of the United Nations in responding to conflict and problems around the world. The four 30-minute programmes are: 1) The Great Disaster: the history of the conflict in Rwanda and how to prevent future disasters. Examines UN successes and failures in offering humanitarian aid in Rwanda; 2) Last Chance for Peace: Angola, where the UN is promoting a new approach to peace; 3) A Stitch in Time: asks what kind of development is most likely to work in Bolivia, where drugs are believed to be the most profitable export; 4) Power Play: examines the power struggle within the UN and the constraints upon its ability to act efficiently and impartially.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 120 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £18.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) DEDU
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 from 17/1/96.
Reviewed by Laurence Alster in the ‘Times Educational Supplement’ (16 Feb 1996).
Documentation: Accompanying study guide.
Uses: Age 16 and up.
Subjects: Development studies
Keywords: Africa; Angola; Bolivia; developing countries; Rwanda; United Nations

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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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