Responsibility to Protect
Documents on this issue: Overview | United Nations | Governments | International Organizations | Parliamentarians | Civil Society | Latest Developments
The Responsibility to Protect populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity is an international commitment by governments to prevent and react to mass atrocities, wherever they may occur. The States endorsed the RtoP norm at the 2005 World Summit. On 30 January 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a report on the implementation of the Responsibility to Protect. The General Assembly held a debate on the matter from 23-28 July 2009 and unanimously adopted Resolution 63/308 on 14 September 2009.
Documents and news on UN Reform and the Responsibility to Protect can also be found on the website of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect.
Overview Documents
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64th Session of the General Assembly 2009 - Opening Speeches Chart |
October 2009 |
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Summary of Annual Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the UN |
2 October 2009 |
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WFM-IGP Summary of SG Report on RtoP "Implementing the Responsibility to Protect" |
13 February 2009 |
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14-16 September 2005 |
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24 December 2009 |
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9 October 2009 |
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A/RES/63/308 Resolution Adopted by the General Assembly 63/308- The Responsibility to Protect |
7 October 2009 |
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29 September 2009 |
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28 September 2009 |
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24 September 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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6 October 2009 |
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15 September 2009 |
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WFM-IGP Joint Letter: Follow up to the GA Debate on Implementing the Responsibility to Protect |
9 September 2009 |
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August 2009 |
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July 2009 |
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29 July 2009 |
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International Coalition for RtoP Press Release on GA Debate on RtoP |
27 July 2009 |
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23 November 2009 |
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The President of the General Assembly Confirms Dates for the Long Awaited GA Discussion on RtoP |
17 April 2009 |
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Secretary-General Issues Report on Implementing the Responsibility to Protect |
13 February 2009 |
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NGOs Warn Against “Watering Down” the Responsibility to Protect |
10 October 2008 |
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3 March 2008 |
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25 October 2007 |


