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
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Education
- Web
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8746 1111
- Fax
- 020 8752 4398
- Address
- White City
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TS
- Name
International Broadcasting Trust
- Phone
- 020 7482 2847
- Fax
- 020 7284 3374
- Address
- London
NW1 8EE
Distributor
- Name
Concord Media
- sales@concordmedia.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726 012
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG - 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.
- Name
Development Education Dispatch Unit
- dedu@leedsdec.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.dedu.gn.apc.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0113 380 5658
- Fax
- 0113 380 5656
- Address
- 233-237 Roundhay Road
Leeds
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