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Radio UNTAC of Cambodia: Winning Ears, Hearts and Minds offers
a fascinating snapshot of Cambodia on the threshold of a new beginning,
made possible by the United Nations. The United Nations' peacekeeping
mission in Cambodia—UNT AC—chalked up several "firsts". To enable
UNT AC to carry out its historic task of organizing Cambodia's May
1993 election, some US$2 billion was expended, involving the
deployment of over 20,000 international staff.
The United Nations' decision to venture into broadcasting was yet
another ground-breaking move. Radio UNT AC became a sensation and
a household name in Cambodia. The contribution of Radio UNT AC to
the stupendous voter turn-out in the election cannot be quantified. It is
irrefutable that Radio UNT AC played a pivotal role in convincing the
electorate: "Your vote is secret".
For planners of future missions, there are invaluable lessons to be
learnt from the experience of Radio UNT AC as a peacekeeping tool. For
the general readers,...
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Fülszöveg
Radio UNTAC of Cambodia: Winning Ears, Hearts and Minds offers
a fascinating snapshot of Cambodia on the threshold of a new beginning,
made possible by the United Nations. The United Nations' peacekeeping
mission in Cambodia—UNT AC—chalked up several "firsts". To enable
UNT AC to carry out its historic task of organizing Cambodia's May
1993 election, some US$2 billion was expended, involving the
deployment of over 20,000 international staff.
The United Nations' decision to venture into broadcasting was yet
another ground-breaking move. Radio UNT AC became a sensation and
a household name in Cambodia. The contribution of Radio UNT AC to
the stupendous voter turn-out in the election cannot be quantified. It is
irrefutable that Radio UNT AC played a pivotal role in convincing the
electorate: "Your vote is secret".
For planners of future missions, there are invaluable lessons to be
learnt from the experience of Radio UNT AC as a peacekeeping tool. For
the general readers, this book offers an away from the microphone
account of "mission" work; in the process, it records a country in
transition as Cambodians defied the bullets and reached for peace via
the ballots.
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