Vienna, 18 October 2005
On the occasion of
the United Nations Information Service Vienna invites you to a
Film Screening of
A documentary on Sergio Vieira de Mello, the late Special Representative of the
Secretary-General of the UN in Iraq, killed in a terrorist attack on the UN in Baghdad in August 2003
with Simone Duarte, Producer
followed by a
Book Launch of
with General Guenther G. Greindl, President, Austrian Blue Helmet Association
on
at the
Vienna International Centre (VIC), Multimedia Room G O545
Nasra Hassan, Director, UNIS Vienna, will moderate the event.
UN Day is commemorated annually on 24 October. This year, UN Day has a special significance, as the United Nations marks its 60 th anniversary. On this occasion, UNIS Vienna is bringing together members of civil society, leading personalities and representatives of the Austrian military to discuss the UN's role in peacekeeping. The event will begin with the screening of a five-minute video clip on Austrian peacekeeping operations, followed by a 15-minute excerpt of the documentary "En Route to Baghdad". This will be followed by a presentation of Peacekeeping Forces Today and Tomorrow, based on the proceedings of the Blue Helmet Forum Austria 2005, which met earlier this year in Reichenau, Austria. Senior individuals from the field of peacekeeping, and high-ranking officials from the Austrian Ministry of Defence, came together to discuss peace support operations. The book presents an interesting aggregation of their views.
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For further information:
Anneliese Heber, UNIS
tel : +43-1-26060-4193 or e-mail: anneliese.heber@unvienna.org
