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Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson addresses the General Assemblys Thematic Panel entitled, From commitment to implementation: Ten years of the responsibility to protect.
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UN deputy chief urges Member States to make 'responsibility to protect' a reality

26 February 2016
The principle of “responsibility to protect,” a call for putting into action legal commitments to protect populations from atrocity crimes, has seen mixed results since its inception in 2005, the United Nations deputy chief said today, urging the international community to make the protection of populations from such heinous acts “a living reality.”
Secretary-General Ban (right) receives an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Cambridge for his humanitarian work, support for women’s rights and achievements in pursuit of global peace and security.
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At Cambridge, Ban says universality of human rights is key to preventing crises of 21st century

3 February 2016
Warning of “a strong sense that that we are off track and in a deep mess,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the world to move from a pattern of reaction to crises to a culture of prevention, with a heightened focus on the universality of human rights in tackling the “mega-crises” of the 21st century.