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UN Endorses Responsibility to Protect Populations from Atrocity Crimes

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Realizing the Responsibility to Protect in Emerging and Acute Crises
William Pace, Nicole Deller, Sapna Chhatpar

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The United Nations endorsed the responsibility to protect in 2005, agreeing to prevent and respond to atrocity crimes like genocide and war crimes. This means that countries have a duty to help protect populations from these terrible acts.