United Nations Role in Preventing Genocide in Africa
Outline
1. INTRODUCTION
A Thesis statement
After many years of mass killing across the continent of Africa, the UN finally stepped up to fill critical gaps in preventing genocide. Genocide is an issue of human rights, international humanitarian law of ethnic and racial origin that continues to plague some African Nations. United Nations history of failing to aid these nations has led to a system that raises awareness of the causes of genocide; bring attention to areas where there is a risk of genocide, advocate and mobilization for implicit action against genocide.
2. BODY
A. Paragraph 1 (basic information about the genocide)
Etymology of genocide
History of developing of genocide
Factors influenced on genocide
B. Paragraph 2 (Genocide in Africa)
Genocide in Rwanda.
Genocide in Namibia
C. Paragraph 3
The UN as a protector against genocide
The Convention on the prevention and punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The history of adoption and its role in genocide fighting.
The position of the UN regarding the genocide in Rwanda. Its role in conflict settlement.
The practice of International Criminal Tribunal in Rwanda
The UN activity of nowadays
Abstract
Nowadays, the acts of genocide are considered to be the crime according to the Convention of the United Nations Organization. Despite this convention signed in 1948, numerous acts of atrocity took place around the world since that time, especially in Africa. The events in Rwanda and other areas of Africa showed that the United Nations cannot prevent and stop genocide that is why new measures should be taken in place. The Rwanda genocide was a milestone for the UN in their efforts to prevent genocide. Many changes were made in understanding and studying the genocide as well as in the developing the action plan to prevent and stop such actions. Such institution as the UN together with the will of politicians plays an important role in genocide recognition and prevention.
United Nations Role in Preventing Genocide in Africa
For centuries, our world has been suffering from violence and cruelty of fratricide, drowning in the blood of those killed in predatory wars. Humankind has invented new ways of expressing hate to each other, and the worst manifestation of it became not killing separate people, but complete extermination of all nations, tribes or even generations, namely genocide.
After many years of mass killing across the continent of Africa, the UN finally stepped up to fill critical gaps in preventing genocide. Genocide is an issue of human rights, international humanitarian law of ethnic and racial origin that continues to plague some African Nations. United Nations history of failing to aid these nations has led to a system that raises awareness of the causes of genocide, bring attention to areas where there is a risk of genocide, advocate and mobilize for implicit action against genocide.
According to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide the acts which intention is to destroy a national, local, religious or other group are defined as genocide. These actions include killings of group members, physical …
