Community Quote by Lakhdar Brahimi

“It always bothers me when I hear Rwanda's genocide described as a product of "ancient tribal hatreds." I think this is an easy way…

— Paul Rusesabagina

Acumen Fund is my prayer in response to genocide and what happened in Rwanda.

— Jacqueline Novogratz

I became interested in genocide, because it happened so many times. It happened to the Armenians and after the Armenians, Hitler took action.

— Raphael Lemkin

But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in 1917 or 1919, it's happened to the Jew in…

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

In order for the U.N. to be effective, there must be consequences if people thumb their nose at the United Nations Security Council. And…

— George W. Bush

Let's be clear: Neither Secretary Powell or I opposed the notion of removing Saddam Hussein by force, but we wanted to avoid the war…

— Richard Armitage

The liberation of Kuwait has begun. In conjunction with the forces of our coalition partners, the United States has moved under the code name…

— George H. W. Bush

The United Nations will be at the heart of our international activities. France will assume its full responsibilities at the Security Council by putting…

— Francois Hollande

We want to approach this in a multilateral way, talking with our friends, consulting with our security council colleagues in the United Nations, hoping…

— Colin Powell

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

— Vladimir Putin

A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only…

— Kofi Annan

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas.…

— Mike Jackson