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Blavatnik Book Talk: Peacemaker

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Date & Time

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

17:30 - 19:00

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About this event

Discuss U Thant's legacy and the UN's role in the 1960s with writer Thant Myint-U and Dean Ngaire Woods.

Why you should come

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• Hear Thant Myint-U discuss his book on the UN's role in the 1960s.

• Ngaire Woods will provide insights as Dean of the Blavatnik School.

Event Highlights

  • Thant Myint-U will discuss his new book _Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations, and the Untold History of the 1960s_.
  • The book reveals a never-before-told story about global politics.
  • The talk is followed by a drinks reception.

Speakers

Thant Myint-U

Writer, Historian, Conservationist, and International Public Servant

Ngaire Woods

Dean of the School

Organized by: Blavatnik School of Government

Contact: enquiries@bsg.ox.ac.uk

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