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There are global citizens who can make every country feel like their home and technology wizards whose behind-the-scenes contributions play important roles.

The author notes that some workers show up regularly at every emergency and others avoid fieldwork altogether but still achieve important humanitarian objectives. “I do not pretend that my story is unique or, conversely, stereotypical of an international civil servant or humanitarian emergency aid worker.” His memoir is an up-close account of how the United Nations operates, how it affects the people who serve it, and a primer of history and the international crises in which the UN has tried to step in and offer relief. Kristoffersson served six Secretaries-General, joined four UN agencies, was posted to 17 duty stations, operating in nine emergencies and traveled to close to 100 countries.

Kristoffersson, reflecting on his real-life 40-year career with the United Nations in his fascinating and often-harrowing memoir, Blue Grit: A Life on the Humanitarian Front Lines of the United Nations (CreateSpace). This is no global thriller we’re talking about. I’ve witnessed the evidence of massacres and famines. “I have been shot at, taken hostage, bombed, threatened, and evacuated.

Blue Grit by Ulf T. Kristoffersson