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The book «On the Crest of the Flame» by Pulitzer Prize-winning Samantha Power, US Ambassador to the United Nations, is a profound and compelling story of courage and humanity, and at the same time an attempt to answer the question of how best to deal with the deadly threats of the 21st century. Through a detailed biography of the charismatic head of UN humanitarian missions, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the author is able to describe the dramatic contradictions that arose in the course of overcoming humanitarian crises in different parts of the world. Vieira de Mello saved lives in the most dangerous hotspots of the world: Cambodia, Lebanon, Bosnia, Rwanda, East Timor and Iraq. Everywhere he fought against the violence and poverty that prevailed among the local population, battling the bureaucracy of the UN system and indifferent Western governments. Each time, he solved hundreds of difficult dilemmas, such as: should refugees be cared for in camps or should they be deported to their native land? Do UN peacekeepers have the right to intervene in a conflict or just observe it?

Ukrainian readers have the opportunity to find their own answers to these difficult questions together with the author and the main character, who embody the voice of conscience of the international community of the twenty-first century. For anyone interested in international relations and seeking a deeper understanding of the modern world.

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Samantha Power – US Ambassador to the United Nations (since 2013). She graduated from Yale University and received her JD from Harvard University (1999). She worked as a journalist for several American publications in Yugoslavia (1993-1996). Executive Director of the Harvard University Carr Centre for Human Rights (1998-2002). Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Senior Director for Multilateralism and Human Rights at the National Security Council (2009-2013). Professor at Harvard University. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for his book "The Infernal Problem: America in the Age of Genocide.