Women, War & Peace II, Ep. 3: A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers

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Embark on a risky year-long UN peacekeeping mission into earthquake-ravaged Haiti with an all-female Bangladeshi police unit. Leaving their families behind, these police officers shatter stereotypes as they rise in the name of building peace.

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As twenty-first-century women proudly declare in streets and political offices that the future is female, a PBS mini-series showcases documentaries revealing that history, in fact, is too.

With insight and intimacy, Women, War & Peace II demonstrates how some of the biggest international stories of recent memory are shaped by women. An all-female cast of directors present four never-before-told stories about the women who risked their lives for peace, changing history in the process. In uncovering untold histories of those who made that possible, the series reveals their transformative power and the long road ahead for contemporary peacebuilders around the world.

If today’s movements signal a future marked by gender equality, Women, War & Peace II looks to the past to see exactly—and how effectively—women can make that happen.

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Gandbhir, Geeta (film director)
Gandbhir, Geeta (film producer)
Obaid-Chinoy, Sharmeen (film director)
Obaid-Chinoy, Sharmeen (film producer)

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Cinematography, Asada Faruqi; editing, Maya Mumma; music, Kishon Khan.

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Women,Women's Studies,War,Protest,Peace; "Women, War & Peace II, Ep. 3: A Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers"; Collective Eye Films

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(dramatic music)

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(traditional music)

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Reporter: MINUSTAH's role has changed

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significantly since its first days in Haiti in 2004.

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Since the earthquake in 2010,

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it's been at the forefront of recovery efforts.

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But for many Haitians,

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the UN has outstayed its welcome.

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A deadly cholera epidemic in 2010 is believed

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to have been introduced to the country by UN soldiers.

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Reporter: Since then, the government says

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more than 6,000 people have died

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and some 450,000 others have been sickened by the disease.

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Attorneys for the victims accuse the UN

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of reckless failure in containing the outbreak.

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-: Back up, back up.

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Back, back, back, back.

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The first thing that we realized was

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they lack some of the fundamentals.

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So, we identified this unit that required some

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regular maintenance training or a foundation build up.

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Okay, are we ready?

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Listen to me.

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We want to talk about the sling, okay?

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My friends, the reason that it's like this.

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-: Just go up and put your hands on it.

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The weapon can't be stolen.

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-: You understand?

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Never, ever, ever, ever,

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blah, blah, blah, blah.

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Okay.

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You understand?

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Never.

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This is your weapon.

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It has a strap for a reason.

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-: Front a little bit and then you go up.

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(traditional music)

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(speaking foreign language)

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(traditional music)

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-: The women who arrived on 29th of June 2013 in Haiti

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are not the same women who is going on 1st of July 2014.

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We are not the same.

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They have had a lot of change in everything.

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And we are very thankful that we have got

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this chance to change ourselves.

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I believe that the UN will be more interested

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to put women police all around the mission area.

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(speaking foreign language)

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(band music)

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-: We are honored.

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Thank you.

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-: It is a great pleasure and honor to award the UN medal

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in acknowledgement of your great contribution

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towards rebuilding a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Haiti.

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Safe journey back home.

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(applause)

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(traditional music)

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-: Have a safe flight back home.

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-: Thank you.

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-: Yes.

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(traditional music)

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(traditional music)

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(singing in foreign language)

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(uptempo music)

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