THE QUIET DIPLOMAT
A film by Charles Lyons
2024, 65 minutes
2024, 65 minutes
No. 462
Documentary
Documentary
Description
The Quiet Diplomat centers on former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Along with his family,“SG”Ban was displaced during the Korean War. The UN Command fought on the side of South Korea and forever changed Ban’s life, inspiring him to become a man who fought for peace throughout his career.
Nearly fifty years later, Ban was selected as the 8th Secretary General of the UN. During ten years (two terms), in one of the toughest jobs in the world, SGBan discovered the challenges of international, UN-led diplomacy in an increasingly splintered world.
Globally, war and authoritarianism are on the rise. In this documentary, we see Ban’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ as onetactic to promote multilateralism at a time when collaboration between countries is a key to our survival.
Nearly fifty years later, Ban was selected as the 8th Secretary General of the UN. During ten years (two terms), in one of the toughest jobs in the world, SGBan discovered the challenges of international, UN-led diplomacy in an increasingly splintered world.
Globally, war and authoritarianism are on the rise. In this documentary, we see Ban’s ‘quiet diplomacy’ as onetactic to promote multilateralism at a time when collaboration between countries is a key to our survival.
