Call to back UN genocide reform

[Judi Lynn]

Last Updated: Sunday, 14 August 2005, 02:37 GMT 03:37 UK

Call to back UN genocide reform

Oxfam says reform would help stop a repeat of genocide like Rwanda's
Oxfam has urged the US, Russia, India and Brazil to support a UN reform that would require the organisation to act quickly to prevent genocide.

The international charity accuses the four countries of blocking UN plans designed to stop atrocities such as the 1994 Rwanda genocide happening again.

Oxfam says the proposal would oblige the international community to take action if governments failed to do so.
(snip)

Oxfam says that while US officials publicly back the planned reform, in principle they are seeking to water it down.
(snip/...)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4150002.stm

[MsConduct]

1. I can't believe any country wouldn't back this. Where's the humanity? n/t