I don’t know what is special in September, 21, to call it a Peace Day.

Well, if the UN Peacekeeping Forces were established on this date in the forties of the last century, I would not say that calling a particular day as PEACE DAY is a very good idea because the rest of the year should be not less peaceful to a modest, mine understanding.

Anyway, I was intrigued with the UN-originated e-message inviting “if in New York” to the United Nations Foundation meeting at the Tribeca Grand Hotel and, also this Wednesday evening was packed with what-to-do, found a room made it there.
Used recently to some precarious attitude to the US visitor already, I was not surprised by awaiting letting me in an auditorium a doco “The War against the War” was to be screened with a discussion following up, the UN prominent employees and a film creator in a Discussion Panel at a stage.

No wonder, sitting beside me, a complete strange participant sparking huge diamond hearings expressed her visual disappointment for Mr. Edmond Mulet, the Panelist- an Acting Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) refusing factually to answer a question “Is any personal responsibility, any accountably existing for the UN officials over failure if any, of peacekeeping activities?”

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ENJOY!

Mr. Mr. Edmond Mulet, the Acting Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)addresses the meeting, by M.Kerjman