Eastern Congo and the ‘Responsibility to Protect’
On this tremendous occasion, and I feel as much relief as excitement and hope that a more United States offers good prospects for a more United Nations.
On that note, I trust you and your team will consider what needs to be done to implement the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ doctrine [...]
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 [...]
Here is somebody who can give us hope. Since New Year’s Day, Kenyan environmental and womens rights activist, parliamentarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai has made a series of powerful statements about the ongoing crisis in her country.
On the Green Belt Movement’s website, she helps to explain what is happening by reminding us [...]