Turning Words into Deeds? The Implementation of the 'Responsibility to Protect'

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Welsh
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThis article is part of a forum on the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, 'Implementing the Responsibility to Protect', which was released on 12 January 2009. The report was written as a response to 'one of the cardinal challenges of our time, as posed in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome: operationalizing the responsibility to protect'. The forum seeks to provide a range of perspectives on the report. It features contributions from Jennifer Welsh, Hugo Slim, David Chandler and Monica Serrano, and it concludes with a response from Special Advisor to the Secretary-General Edward Luck.

R2P or Not R2P? More Statebuilding, Less Responsibility

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Chandler
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThis article is part of a forum on the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, 'Implementing the Responsibility to Protect', which was released on 12 January 2009. The report was written as a response to 'one of the cardinal challenges of our time, as posed in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome: operationalizing the responsibility to protect'. The forum seeks to provide a range of perspectives on the report. It features contributions from Jennifer Welsh, Hugo Slim, David Chandler and Monica Serrano, and it concludes with a response from Special Advisor to the Secretary-General Edward Luck.

Values versus Power: Responsible Sovereignty as Struggle in Zimbabwe

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-160
Author(s):  
Hugo Slim
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThis article is part of a forum on the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, 'Implementing the Responsibility to Protect', which was released on 12 January 2009. The report was written as a response to 'one of the cardinal challenges of our time, as posed in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome: operationalizing the responsibility to protect'. The forum seeks to provide a range of perspectives on the report. It features contributions from Jennifer Welsh, Hugo Slim, David Chandler and Monica Serrano, and it concludes with a response from Special Advisor to the Secretary-General Edward Luck.

A Response

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Luck
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThis article is part of a forum on the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, 'Implementing the Responsibility to Protect', which was released on 12 January 2009. The report was written as a response to 'one of the cardinal challenges of our time, as posed in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome: operationalizing the responsibility to protect'. The forum seeks to provide a range of perspectives on the report. It features contributions from Jennifer Welsh, Hugo Slim, David Chandler and Monica Serrano, and it concludes with a response from Special Advisor to the Secretary-General Edward Luck.

Implementing the Responsibility to Protect: The Power of R2P Talk

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Serrano
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractThis article is part of a forum on the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, 'Implementing the Responsibility to Protect', which was released on 12 January 2009. The report was written as a response to 'one of the cardinal challenges of our time, as posed in paragraphs 138 and 139 of the 2005 World Summit Outcome: operationalizing the responsibility to protect'. The forum seeks to provide a range of perspectives on the report. It features contributions from Jennifer Welsh, Hugo Slim, David Chandler and Monica Serrano, and it concludes with a response from Special Advisor to the Secretary-General Edward Luck.

Management Reform in the United Nations: Between Politics and Efficiency

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Müller
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Common Denominator ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Management Reform ◽  
The Public ◽  
Proactive Approach ◽  
The United Nations

AbstractManagement reform in the United Nations has been a frequent concern in the public debate. Although a multitude of initiatives were launched, the result remains disappointing. A string of management reforms are described, emphasizing the most recent ones introduced under the Secretary-Generals Kofi Annan and Boutros Boutros Ghali. Particular attention is given to initiatives following the Volcker inquiry into the alleged mismanagement and corruption under the United Nations Oil-for-Food program. The review concludes with the management reforms approved during the recent World Summit in September 2005. Since the creation of the United Nations, management reforms have been driven from outside the Organization, by member countries and here in particular by the United States. Proposals to improve management are often closely linked to overriding political concerns. The negotiation process militates towards lowest common denominator; with the Secretary-General of the Organization taking a cautious approach and attempting to facilitate the reaching of consensus. While recognizing the challenge to reconcile the different priorities of 191 member countries, recommendations are put forward to facilitate a more proactive approach by the Secretariat. Management reform in the United Nations is seen, however, to remain a cumbersome and lengthy step-by-step process.

The Adolescent: R2P at Fifteen

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-383
Author(s):  
Edward C. Luck
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
World Summit ◽  
The World ◽  
The United Nations

Abstract This contribution by the United Nations’ first Special Adviser for the Responsibility to Protect reflects on where R2P has been and where it is going fifteen years after it was approved at the World Summit of 2005.

Realizing the un’s Protection Promise: A Central Challenge for the Next Secretary-General

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-389
Author(s):  
Sebastian von Einsiedel ◽  
Louise Bosetti
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
Peace Operations ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Nations

Today the relevance, legitimacy and credibility of the United Nations are widely seen as a function of its efforts to end civil wars and prevent the worst mass atrocities. Despite advances in recent years, the un’s protection record over the past decade is mixed. Considering the ever-growing global expectations of the un to protect populations from large-scale violence, along with a rise in protection risks, these issues will naturally feature highly on the agenda of António Guterres when he assumes the post of Secretary-General in January 2017. He will need to overcome a number of daunting challenges to ensure the un realizes its protection promise and restores the organization’s damaged credibility in this area. To achieve this, he will need to make progress on three fronts in particular: first, fostering a renewed consensus around the Responsibility to Protect norm; second, strengthening the ability of peace operations to implement protection mandates while ensuring that expectations are in line with what blue helmets can deliver; and third, improving the un’s response to severe human rights violations in non-mission settings.

The Emperor's New Clothes?

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekkehard Strauss
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
War Crimes ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
Crimes Against Humanity ◽  
Ethnic Cleansing ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Outcome Document

This publication attempts to assist the ongoing discussion on the operationalization of the responsibility to protect by the United Nations. After summarizing the negotiation process towards the agreement in the Summit Outcome Document, the practice of the application of the responsibility to protect by United Nations organs and other bodies since September 2005 is presented, before providing elements for a comprehensive review of existing United Nations capacities to prevent or halt genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Finally, the publication proposes elements for an immediate strategy of the Secretary-General and the United Nations departments, funds and agencies to facilitate the application of the responsibility to protect in practice in the immediate future.

How the United Nations Secretary-General Promotes International Norms

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Madokoro
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
United Nations ◽  
International Norms ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Responsibility To Protect ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
Normative Development ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
And Diffusion

The United Nations Secretaries-General (unsg), Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon, have devoted themselves to the development and diffusion of the responsibility to protect (r2p) norm for over a decade since the concept first appeared in 2001. However, it still remains unclear what roles they have actually played in promoting its normative development. By focusing on the notion of norm entrepreneurship proposed by social constructivist scholars in international relations, this article explores the process in which they have engaged and what effects their activities have had on the emergence and dissemination of r2p, especially the adoption of the un General Assembly resolutions on r2p in 2005 and 2009. The research concludes by arguing that the unsg can play a contributing role in enhancing norms by persuading and encouraging member states to collectively legitimise the norms, and stating theoretical implications pertaining to the role of the unsg in developing international norms.

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