Central African Republic's Foreign Minister Toussaint Kongo Doudou
speaks to members of the United Nations Security Council after voting on
a resolution approving UN peacekeepers for the Central African Republic
at UN headquarters in New York April 10. UN Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon writes: 'Global leaders should do more to prevent the
preventable, and to counter the cruelty taking place before our eyes.'
(Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
1:01 pm ET -
The genocide in Rwanda was an emblematic failure of the international
community. The world has since made important strides in acting on those
lessons, but this work still faces setbacks. The international
community cannot claim to care about atrocity crimes and then shrink
from the commitment required to prevent them – whether in the Central
African Republic or Syria.
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