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United Nations address marks 20th anniversary of "responsibility to protect," urges stronger prevention and collective action
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An unnamed speaker at the United Nations General Assembly marked the 20th anniversary of the “responsibility to protect,” shared the seventeenth Secretary‑General report on the topic, warned of rising armed conflict and urged strengthened prevention, early warning and coordinated international response.
An unnamed speaker addressing the United Nations General Assembly marked the 20th anniversary of the responsibility to protect and shared the seventeenth report of the Secretary‑General on the subject, warning that civilians are paying a high price amid rising, interconnected conflicts worldwide.
The speaker said the 2005 World Summit committed member states to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and noted the summit’s wording that sovereignty carries responsibilities as well as rights. “We are witnessing the highest number of armed conflicts since the end of the Second World War,” the speaker said, adding that conflicts are “marked by rising identity based violence, widespread violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and deepening impunity.”
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