Less then twenty years ago, we witnessed events that shocked our human consci...

“Less then twenty years ago, we witnessed events that shocked our human conscience: genocide in Rwanda, followed by Srebrenica and Darfur. We should have learned lasting lessons from these horrific events. We vowed never to let this happen again. We collectively endorsed the responsibility to protect human beings from mass atrocities and gross and systematic violations of human rights. And yet we failed again. We are faced with another human tragedy unfolding before our eyes in Syria. After more than two years of brutal violence against civilians, including women and children, we, the leaders of the world, have still not found a political solution in the framework of the United Nations”