My War Against Indifference
Publisher
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Éditions Robert Laffont
Parution date
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2002
EAN
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9782221095942
Description
This is the memoir of a brief but exemplary life of a man who lived, and died, in the name of human rights. Young Jean-Sélim Kanaan, a citizen of France and Egypt, was killed in the bombing of the UN building last summer in Baghdad. He was 33 years old. Luckily we have his book, which is both a lively account of the first-hand experiences of a young relief worker and a bold, impassioned call for reform throughout the world of non-governmental organizations and the United Nations. The UN, as Kanaan sees it, is “a sad and gray place, full of back-scratching careerists who are ready to make too many compromises”. In his words “I am breaking my promise of silence because it is unacceptable that the one organization that is supposed to represent the highest ideals of humanity itself is so inhumane." Apart from its political message, Ma guerre à l’indifférence is also the story of a particular breed of nation-less people commonly found at the UN, whose common identity is their underlying faith in the defense of human rights.
Author
Christine Ockrent :
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