Publication
Jun 2008
The increasing acceptance of the protection responsibilities of states towards the populations on their territory was highlighted at the 2005 World Summit, where Member States universally affirmed the concept of the "responsibility to protect" (RtoP). However, this significant development has not been matched by comparable progress in enhancing international machinery or national will to insure that the failures to protect of recent decades will not be repeated.
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Author | Rachel Davis, Chief Rapporteur, Benjamin Majekodunmi, Judy Smith-Höhn |
Series | IPI Other Publications |
Publisher | International Peace Institute (IPI) |
Copyright | © 2008 International Peace Institute |