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Nadine Gordon
UWRT-1103-023
18 April 2017
part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. The genocide of the Armenians, the
Holocaust and the Rwanda are the three genocides of the twentieth century that fit that definition
(Destexhe 1994: 4-5). Genocides are happening in less developed countries with many different
ethnicities and religions. They are poor and powerless. There is nothing much they can do to
fight against it. The people need to be educated and fight back in a non-violent way. The world
needs to know more about genocide and needs to put more pressure on genocide countries. Since
genocide is caused by the government, it is hard to stop from inside affected countries so
We are in the 21st century and many thing have changed. Genocide is one thing that
hasnt change. It is still happening pretty much all over the world. It is a shame that genocide
keeps happening in this world. We have not learned from our history. We learned about the
horrible genocide during the Holocaust and thought it would be the last but many genocides
happened after that and many still happen today. Even the United Nations failed to stop genocide
as we can see in Rwanda and Bosnia (Rohde). The UN is made up of different countries. So, the
disagreement and division among the leaders make it hard for them to work together. Many
countries do not want to send their troops to fight with the UN forces. For example, in Rwanda
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only Belgium sent in troops and the force was not strong enough to stop the fighting between
The security council is the UN's most powerful body, the only one with the authority to
issue legally binding resolutions that can be backed up by sanctions, blue-helmeted peacekeepers
or by force of arms (Borger et al.). One of the reasons very little action from the UN on this
conflict is the fundamental disagreement within the Security Council. The main countries that do
not get alone in the UN are America and Russia. Both US and Russia are in the United Nations
Security County who have the power of veto. They are probably two of the strongest and most
powerful nations. They have different political views on genocide. Genocide is one of the most
critical issues for US while Russia does not pay attention much into it. Russia Ambassador Vitaly
Churkin raised his hand to veto a resolution that uses the term genocide to describe the mass
killing of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in the town of Srebrenica (Rohde). They even committed it
themselves by trying to take over Ukraine. Russia is doing things the way it wants and not really
working with the UN or with the US. The Cold War never really ended as it is still happening
today between United States and Russia. The UN and the world would not be wrong to blame
US and Russia for letting genocide happening because Russia and US have veto power and very
powerful with the United Nations. The two nations must work together to fight genocide.
Burma also known as Myanmar is less developed country and the poorest nation in
Southeast Asia. The country still faced genocide everyday but it is not widely known. It is an
unknown genocide since many do not know about it. The Karen people are one of the many
ethnic minorities in Burma. They live amidst ruby mines and valuable teak forests in Burma.
Karen National Liberation Army has fought a desperate war against the military junta. The army
consist of 7000 ill-equipped men resisting against over 100,000 Burmese soldiers, a one-sided
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fight (Films Media Group). It is a war forgotten by all. Civil war in Burma started after Burma
gained independence from Britain in 1948 and it is the worlds longest civil war. The Burmese
army mainly attacks civilians. Soldiers loot, rape, execute, torture and even burn the whole
village. There are more than 300,000 Karen refugees in the mountains on Thai border. No
humanitarian organization is allowed in the region. Thai border police tries their best to stop
them from crossing the border. The world turn a blind eye to their atrocities.
Another country still facing genocide is Sudan. In the year 2015 marks, Sudans President
Omar al-Bashir and his militia have caused more bloodshed in Darfur. The genocidal war that
has already claimed the lives of some 400,000 people, and displaced nearly three million, is
witnessing a new and devastating stage (Adams). On January 06, the United Nations Office for
the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that, 115 villages were either
evacuated or burned to the ground in the area (Adams). The United Nations and African Union
Mission in Darfur have failed miserably to protect them. With international bodies turning away,
and rebel groups elsewhere, the Janjaweed have moved in for the kill. But, there are also
economic factors at play. Sudan lost 75% of its oil revenue after the separation of South Sudan,
and is suffering enormous economic difficulties. Rich in oil, gold and minerals, Darfur presents
an opportunity to Bashirs government who are keen to empty these resources. The UN failed
There is a forgotten Genocide in North Korea. In April 2012, the Tokyo Shimbun
newspaper reported that from December 2011 until April 2012, twenty thousand people have
starved to death in South Hwanghae Province (Park). The article also states that in some
regions, over one thousand people starved to death in one day. North Korea has become even
more dangerous over the past few years. Kim Jong-uns leadership declared it would carry out
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immediate executions when people are caught trying to cross the borders and pledged to hunt
down and imprison escapees, and even kill three generations of family members of North
Koreans who attempt to leave the country, whether they succeed or not(Park). Pyongyang has
dramatically increased spending on its nuclear and missile program. North Korea conducted
many nuclear test in the past years and continue doing it till today. North Korea have been able
to do all of those such as genocide and nuclear testing because outsiders do not do anything
about it. US, South Korea, Japan and China try to do something but could lead to nuclear war.
The essay covers country where genocide took place and most genocide are done by
government to its own people. But there is one terrorist group called ISIS who committed
genocide. ISIS have territory in Syria and Iraq and they have competed control over those
regions. ISIS is targeting Christians, Yazidis, and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria (Kicker).
ISIS could have been stopped before it became as powerful as it is. The World just watched as
they murdered people and did nothing about it. The UN acts slow because of disagreement
within the Security Council. By the times the UN finally act, ISIS already killed thousands and
took many new territories. It was too late and ISIS already become powerful terrorist. United
The world must unite to end genocide. Genocide is not something that happens
overnight or without warning. Genocide are organization and planed out as mostly carried out by
the governments. To prevent genocide, Understanding the way genocide occurs and learning to
recognize signs that could lead to genocide are important in making sure that such horrors do not
happen again (Rwanda, Genocide). As genocide mostly occur during war, one of the best ways
to reduce the chances of genocide is to address the root causes of violence and conflict. United
Nations need to follow their five steps to preventing genocide which are Prevent armed conflict,
protect civilians, including through UN peacekeepers, End impunity through judicial action, set
up early warning systems, and Take swift action, including use of military force. This can be
possible only if the United Nations security councils work together and act quickly instead of
delaying conflict. This will prevent genocide and eventually end it. UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon stated "We have learned important lessons. We know more keenly than ever that
genocide is not a single event but a process that evolves over time, and requires planning and
resources to carry out. As chilling as that sounds, it also means that with adequate information,
mobilization, courage and political will, genocide can be prevented." (Rwanda, Genocide).
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