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Responsibility to Protect
reh-spon-sih-BIL-ih-tee too proh-TEKT
rɪˌspɒnsɪˈbɪlɪtiː tuː prəˈtɛktListen
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Syllable breakdown
responsibilitytoprotect
Dictionary meaning
international norm adopted at the 2005 UN World Summit establishing that states have a primary responsibility to protect their populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity; where a state fails, the international community may intervene; abbreviated R2P
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