In the video below, Francis Deng, the respected Sudanese scholar and diplomat who is UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, explains how he interprets his challenging job description. (”Of course I felt honoured, but I soon began to ask myself, what have I got myself into?”)
He emphasises the importance [...]
This blog recently referred readers to a speech by Gareth Evans on R2P, calling it ‘probably best available detailed introduction to the concept, including its origins, significance and current challenges’. Now Gareth’s book on The Responsibility to Protect is about to be launched, with events in New York (today), London (22 September), Brussels (7 October) [...]
A warm welcome to the new-look iR2P website. Whether you came here from our Facebook group, a link, a Google search, or as a regular visitor to the original website, please take a look around, sign the Pledge and come back often. If you have any comments, please leave a comment on this blog, or [...]
Ahuna Eziakonwa, UN OCHA, speaking at the seminar.
Through the African Union’s Constitutive Act of 2000, African leaders recognised the responsibility of the AU to intervene in the internal affairs of its member states to protect citizens during humanitarian crises. It is worth remembering that many prominent Africans have contributed to developing the responsibility to protect [...]
Pangea Day is the great idea of Jehane Noujaim, who hopes to use the power of film to bring the world a little closer together by overcoming the things that divide us: borders, race, religion, conflict, misunderstanding and mistrust.
Everyone is invited to contribute, by submitting a short film or hosting or attending a screening on [...]