Livestream: how can the UN Security Council end mass atrocities?
<h3 class="post-title subpt">On 22 September, Mary Robinson will join a panel discussion on the progress made and the remaining challenges to ensure a more effective UN Security Council action to prevent and end mass atrocities.</h3><div class="quoteblock"><div class="quotetext"></div></div><p align="center"><img src="/sites/default/files/migrated3/mary-robinson-livestream-placeholder-650px.jpg"/></p>
<p>On 22 September, <strong><a href="http://theelders.org/mary-robinson">Mary Robinson</a></strong> will take part to the UN General Assembly side-event <em>"Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities: Tools for More Effective UN Security Council Action."</em></p>
<p>This panel discussion will address the progress made and remaining implementation challenges regarding two Codes of Conduct that UN Members endorsed to ensure a more effective UN Security Council action to prevent or end mass atrocities: <a href="https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam/mission-new-york/en/speeches-to-th… Accountability, Coherence and Transparency (ACT)</strong> <strong>group</strong> </a>and the joint <strong><a href="https://onu.delegfrance.org/IMG/pdf/2015_08_07_veto_political_declarati… initiative</a></strong> on voluntarily suspending the veto in situations of mass atrocities.</p>
<p>This event will be moderated by Mr. Simon Adams, Executive Director of the <strong><a href="http://www.globalr2p.org/">Global Centre for Responsibility to Protect</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Watch the livestream (from 21mins):</strong></p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" scrolling="no" src="https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1722935254001/?bctid=5…;
Related content
Observing change at the United Nations
Change at the UN usually proceeds at a glacial pace, but our Programme Officer Tom Brookes observes that over the past 18 months, the status quo appears to be slowly changing."When the Security Council fails, the United Nations fails"
To mark the first World Humanitarian Summit, five Elders are joined by Amnesty International and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect to call for veto restraint and increased cooperation amongst the Permanent Members of