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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 4h

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:

🔺 As negotiations on “ #TrumpPlan ” progress, #Israel’s assault on #Gaza escalates
🔺 UN HRC establishes #Afghanistan investigative mechanism
🔺 UN holds conference on the #Rohingya & other minorities in #Myanmar #Burma

Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 5d

We've joined 600+ 🌏 CSOs in calling upon states to prioritize 4️⃣ key actions during the 2025 #UNSC Open Debate on #WPS.

States must stop fueling violence, uphold int'l law, defend ♀️ rights & support CSOs.

Peace & security can’t exist without gender justice.

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2025 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

In advance of the October 2025 Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, this open letter was sent to UN Member States on behalf of 661 civil society signatories from 106 countries wo...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 6d

🚨 Civilians in El Fasher #Sudan are under siege, facing starvation & blocked aid. We've joined 90+ CSOs in calling for for safe passage and urgent protection.

The international community must act now! #KeepEyesOnSudan

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Joint Statement: Safe Passage: Protection for Civilians Under Siege in El Fasher - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

The following statement is also available in Arabic here. Time is running out for the estimated 260,000 civilians, including 130,000 children, trapped in El Fasher, Darfur’s final battleground between...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 6d

🇵🇸 Formal recognition of a #Palestinian state must come with action. We've joined 20+ other CSOs in calling upon states to pair recognition with concrete steps: protection, accountability & humanitarian access.

Symbolic gestures aren’t enough.

#CeasefireNOW

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Palestine recognition must come with action: to save lives, States must stop Israel’s crimes and ensure Palestinian agency - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

Most countries recognize Palestinian statehood, yet Israel’s international law violations are accelerating, with near-total impunity, causing mass displacement, widespread death, and an escalating hum...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 7d

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:

🔺 Civilian casualties continue to grow amid drone strikes in #Haiti’s escalating crisis
🔺 UN report documents ongoing crimes against humanity in #Venezuela
🔺 Surveillance & AI technology enable atrocities in #China

Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...

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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 8d

"...Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have been subjected to an unrelenting escalation of atrocity crimes perpetrated by Israel, with little to no reprieve, justice or protection."

@globalr2p.org urges states to uphold Responsibility to Protect:
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Urgent Call to Action: International Community Must Uphold the Responsibility to Protect the Palestinian People - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

For nearly two years, Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have been subjected to an unrelenting escalation of atrocity crimes perpetrated by Israel, with little to no reprieve, ju...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 8d

We shared recommendations on how to respond more effectively to atrocities in 🇦🇫 #Afghanistan, 🇨🇫 #CARcrisis, 🇭🇹 #Haiti, 🇮🇱🇵🇸 #Israel #OPT, 🇲🇲 #Myanmar, 🇸🇩 #Sudan, 🇸🇾 #Syria, 🇺🇦 #Ukraine & more.

At this critical juncture we remain committed to ensuring that atrocity prevention remains a 🌍 priority.

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 8d

During these meetings we reflected on #R2P20, including lessons learned, the importance of gender justice, and equal application of international humanitarian and human rights laws. At R2P20 commitments must now translate into concrete action.

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 8d

📣 🇺🇳 At #UNGA80, our Executive Director @savitapawnday.bsky.social & the Global Centre team met with high-level officials to advance atrocity prevention and discuss #R2P20. In these meetings, we underscored the urgency of ensuring that the #UN80 reform process places atrocity prevention at its core.

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 8d

Check out our 🆕 issue of #R2P in Focus! This month’s highlights include:

🇺🇳 A recap of all things #R2P @ #UNGA80

💭 The 8th #E10 & #I5 annual dialogue

🇵🇸 Our Call to Action on Gaza & the OPT

✒️ New piece on #R2P20 & the #HRC

🎙️ New #EVAPpodcast episode & more! ⬇️

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 12d

This morning we gathered #R2P Focal Points in NY for an energizing breakfast convo during #UNGA80. Our ED @savitapawnday.bsky.social briefed members alongside UN SA on Prevention of Genocide Chaloka Beyani & UN SA on R2P Mô Bleeker on #R2p20, atrocity prevention & #UN80 reforms.

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 12d

UN expert on human rights in #Mali urges Gov't to reconsider decision to leave Intl Criminal Court.

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@kajakallas.bsky.social: Sorry, but where is @eudiplomacy.bsky.social's statement regretting #Mali's, #BurkinaFaso's & #Niger's decision, calling them to remain in ICC?

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 12d

At the #UNGA80 ministerial-level meeting on #R2P20, our ED @savitapawnday.bsky.social warned that #R2P has been “painfully tested” amid atrocities in 🇵🇸🇲🇲🇸🇩🇸🇾🇭🇹 and more. Early warning must become early action. Courage cannot wait for convenience.

Full remarks ⬇️
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Remarks by GCR2P Executive Director Savita Pawnday at the UNGA80 R2P20 Ministerial-Level Meeting

YouTube video by Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 14d

#R2P remains a vital call to prevent atrocities. Yesterday we were honored to join 🇬🇹🇱🇺🇲🇦🇦🇺🇸🇱 in convening global leaders to discuss #R2P20 @ #UNGA80: incl. political will for atrocity prevention, elevating regional systems & centering CSOs in protection efforts.

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The Responsibility to Protect at 20: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Prevent Atrocity Crimes - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), a ministerial-level meeting titled “The Responsibility to Protect at 20: Reaffirming Our Collective Commitment to Prevent At...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 14d

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:

🔺 At least 75 killed in mosque attack as crisis escalates in #ElFasher, #Darfur
🔺 UN report concludes Israel is committing genocide in #Gaza
🔺 Escalating abuses and shrinking accountability in the #CentralSahel 🇧🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪

Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 16d

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have withdrawn from the International Criminal Court.

The past and present show that only states who fear accountability for atrocity crimes attack or leave the #ICC. guardian.ng/news/burkina...

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger withdraw from ICC

The military-led West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger on Monday announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 15d

Today at #UNGA80: Join us alongside the Permanent Missions of 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg and 🇲🇦 Morocco for this ministerial-level meeting on #R2P20!

Watch 🔴 LIVE via UN Web TV: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m...

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 16d

20 yrs after establishing the Responsibility to Protect #R2P, crises from #Gaza to #Myanmar show how far words lag behind action. Our ED @savitapawnday.bsky.social urges states to turn R2P’s promise into real protection and accountability before more lives are lost.

www.thestar.com/news/world/f...

From Gaza to Sudan to Myanmar, the anniversary of this Canadian idea is no cause for celebration

UN member states adopted the notion dubbed "responsibility to protect" in 2005, but following through to safeguard the vulnerable has proved difficult.

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 19d

📣🇺🇳 Enforced disappearances devastate families & erode rule of law. At #HRC60 members of the UN Group of Friends of #R2P urge all states to cooperate with the UN WG on Enforced Disappearance, ensure accountability & strengthen early warning to prevent these crimes.

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Joint Statement by the Group of Friends of R2P delivered during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

The following statement was delivered by Australia on behalf of members of the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect during the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or I...

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 20d

Join us alongside @hrw.org @legalactionww.bsky.social Physicians for Human Rights, @amnesty.org and more for this critical discussion on #Ethiopia's deepening human rights crisis.

🗓️ Monday, 29 September
⏰ 13:00 - 14:00 CET
📍 Room IX, Palais des Nations

RSVP to Uliana at [email protected]!

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 21d

In this week's issue of #AtrocityAlert:
🔺 Education under unprecedented attack in conflict zones around the world
🔺 🇺🇳 Fact-Finding Mission finds war crimes & crimes against humanity in #DRCongo
🔺 🇺🇳 Commission reports likely war crimes in #Syria’s coastal violence

Full issue: bit.ly/AtrocityAler...

Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 21d

Join us, @womenspeacenetwork.org, @amnesty.org, @hrw.org, and more for this event on the sidelines of the High-Level Conference on the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar on 29 September at UNHQ in New York.

More details to follow!

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 21d

Fragmented measures - lawsuits, boycotts, selective sanctions - are not enough. Only coordinated global pressure can end atrocities and protect civilians.

The time for cautious diplomacy is over. The international community must act now to protect the Palestinian people.

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 21d

UN member states have a duty to act under #R2P. Silence and delay only fuel impunity while civilians pay the price. We call for urgent UN action: ceasefire, protection force, arms & fuel embargoes, safe humanitarian access and accountability for perpetrators.

Palestinians can wait no longer.

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Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect @globalr2p.org · 21d

🚨📣🇵🇸 Palestinians face escalating atrocity crimes - mass displacement, manmade famine and mounting evidence of genocide, war crimes & crimes against humanity - all while the world’s response remains woefully inadequate.

See our Urgent Call to Action on the OPT ⬇️

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Urgent Call to Action: International Community Must Uphold the Responsibility to Protect the Palestinian People - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

For nearly two years, Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) have been subjected to an unrelenting escalation of atrocity crimes perpetrated by Israel, with little to no reprieve, ju...

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