Whether in the midst of a crisis or far away, each of us has some degree of influence and hence a share of responsibility for the consequences of our choices.
Wherever you are, whatever you do, consider this an invitation to help make this century more humane than the last one.
States have a responsibility to protect their own populations from genocide and related crimes against humanity. Where they may fail, all of us must do all we can to prevent disaster.
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This satellite picture from UNOSAT is one of a series showing the destruction by arson and shelling of over 2,170 buildings and tent structures in three camps for displaced people in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu (as originally reported by the UN refugee agency). Information from human rights observers is that the camps were [...]
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 [...]
“Hundreds of thousands of people are on the run, fleeing a war that rages in eastern Congo, in the provinces of North and South Kivu. They are frightened. Many are sick or wounded. Others have been harassed or raped, or have had everything they own stolen. The people of the Kivus are in a critical [...]