Ralph Bunche – Mediator and Incurable Optimist

Ralph Bunche was a long-serving UN official who went on to become a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for his efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / Stories from the UN Archive
• Video Length: 00:02:02
• Production Date: 22 February 2024
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: RALPH BUNCHE
• Subject Topical: UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL; MIDDLE EAST SITUATION; MEDIATION; RACIAL DISCRIMINATION; NOBEL PEACE PRIZE; HISTORY; AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES
• MAMS Id: 3176213
• Parent Id: 3176213
• Alternate Title: UNV_3176213

Description

Ralph Bunche was a long-serving UN official who went on to become a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for his efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East. Bunche was the architect and director of subsequent United Nations peacekeeping operations and personally led the largest of these, the 1960 UN operation in the Congo. Until his death in 1971, he was the international negotiator and mediator most in demand all over the world. 

Utilizing material from the UN Audiovisual Library, this production highlights Bunche’s 1949 speech at an American Association of the United Nations event as captured by UN media coverage.