The international community has also failed to protect civilians in Syria, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Myanmar and Ethiopia, a genocide expert writes.
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South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights, but has often failed to live up to its ideals.
Kofi Annan and John McCain’s positive eulogies could be because both men seized moments of human dignity and decency.
Kofi Annan’s tenure began after the reintroduction of two important international security lexicons – peacebuilding and human security.
While his appointment as UN Secretary-General was a huge breakthrough, Kofi Annan also led the organisation through some of its ugliest moments.
He left an enduring legacy of embedding democracy and involving civil society in the pursuit of peace.
Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.
The problem with Africa’s model of industrial growth is that it privileges the formal at the expense of the informal and big corporations at the expense of small businesses.
The UN has adopted a more transparent process to select its new Secretary General. But it does not go far enough.
For the sake of mitigating climate change, the African continent needs to make low carbon energy choices.
Health has secured its place as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But without clear mechanisms to report, finance or engage other sectors, could more end up as less?
The conflict in Syria has often assumed the ominous characteristic of being insoluble or endless. The government and its various opponents have shown little interest in compromise. The Assad regime’s increasingly…
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