Alto el Fuego
Please visit the official website for more information: http://www.unitar.org/ptp/alto-el-fuego
On International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers UNITAR and Ciudad Don Bosco will present the documentary “Alto el Fuego” by Raúl de la Fuente, produced by KANAKI FILMS and presented by Misiones Salesianas.
The film narrates the true story of Catalina and Manuel, a young girl and boy who went through the reintegration process with the support of the Don Bosco Center for demobilized child soldiers in Colombia.
The documentary will be followed by a panel discussion.
Introductory and Closing Remarks:
Her Excellency Ambassador Beatriz Londoño-Soto, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Her Excellency Ambassador Rosemary McCarney, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Moderator:
UNITAR representative
Speakers:
Father Rafael Bejarano Rivera, Director of Ciudad Don Bosco, Medellín
Mr. James Alexander Areiza Bolivar, General Coordinator of Ciudad Don Bosco, Medellín
Catalina and Manuel, documentary main characters
Mr. Raúl de la Fuente, film director
Please visit the official website for more information: http://www.unitar.org/ptp/alto-el-fuego
Date and time: 13 February 2017 – from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm.
Venue: UN Cinema (room XIV), Building A, Floor A1, Palais des Nations, CH-1211 - Genève