UN discusses prevention of genocide: Six times it failed to do just that
Summary
The United Nations General Assembly held a meeting to discuss how countries can prevent genocide and other serious crimes against groups. Despite this, ongoing genocides, such as in Gaza and Sudan’s Darfur region, show the international community has struggled to stop such violence. The UN defines genocide as acts meant to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, including killing and causing serious harm.Key Facts
- The UN General Assembly discussed preventing genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.
- Current genocides are happening in Gaza and Sudan’s Darfur region.
- The term “genocide” was first used by Raphael Lemkin in 1944 and officially recognized by the UN in 1946.
- The Genocide Convention, adopted in 1948 and effective from 1951, defines genocide and has been accepted by 196 countries.
- Genocide includes acts like killing members of a group, causing harm, preventing births, or forcibly moving children.
- One major genocide the world failed to stop was in Rwanda in 1994, where about 800,000 people were killed in 100 days.
- The UN delayed calling the Rwanda genocide by name and was criticized for not acting quickly.
- The UN later set up a special court to try leaders responsible for the Rwanda genocide.
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