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Une armée pour la paix

Long métrage documentaire sur la création de la Force de maintien de la paix de l'Organisation des Nations Unies (Casques bleus). Le 29 octobre 1956, le monde est en émoi : les armées israéliennes envahissent le territoire égyptien. Deux jours plus tard, les forces franco-britanniques débarquent à Port-Saïd, et demandent à Israël et à l'Égypte de mettre un terme à toute action belligène. Devant le rejet de l'ultimatum, les combats font rage. Après que l'ONU eut exigé un cessez-le-feu immédiat, le délégué canadien aux Nations Unies Lester B. Pearson réclame la création d'une force internationale pour assurer la cessation des …
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Long métrage documentaire sur la création de la Force de maintien de la paix de l'Organisation des Nations Unies (Casques bleus). Le 29 octobre 1956, le monde est en émoi : les armées israéliennes envahissent le territoire égyptien. Deux jours plus tard, les forces franco-britanniques débarquent à Port-Saïd, et demandent à Israël et à l'Égypte de mettre un terme à toute action belligène. Devant le rejet de l'ultimatum, les combats font rage. Après que l'ONU eut exigé un cessez-le-feu immédiat, le délégué canadien aux Nations Unies Lester B. Pearson réclame la création d'une force internationale pour assurer la cessation des hostilités et maintenir la paix.

Developing Countries War, Conflict and Peace Politics and Government All subjects
  • director
    Ian MacNeill
  • producer
    Tom Daly
  • photography
    Denis Gillson
  • sound
    Erik Nielsen
  • editing
    Marion Meadows
  • music
    Colin McPhee
  • sound effects
    Don Wellington
  • recording
    George Croll

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Ages 16 to 17
School subjects
History - World History
This film serves as an excellent introduction to the Suez Crisis and the birth of UN Peacekeeping. Topics for analysis and discussion include: the importance of the Suez Canal to the global economy, Canada's position as a "middle power" at the UN, and the role of future Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in the birth of UN Peacekeeping. Students can research other UN Peacekeeping missions and assess their success or failure.

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