Genocide in Africa

Genocide has been a major problem that has affected lives of milions of Africans for many years. Genocide is formally defined as the deliberate and systematic destruction of an entire people who belong to one racial, political, cultural, or religious group. More people have died in this conflict than in any other since World War II, but it has received scant attention in the U.S., and few Americans are aware of its massive scope. A mortality study by the International Rescue Committee estimates that between 1998 and 2004, approximately 3.8 million deaths have occurred as a result of the way. The number of deaths continues to rise. It is the deadliest conflict since World War II. Genocide has left many children fatherless and motherless. Many Africans have had to watch there whole families mudered right before them.

There are two reasons why genocide is still committed in the world:
1. The world has not developed the international institutions needed to predict and prevent it.
2. The world’s leaders do not have the political will to stop it.Our next task should be to create the international institutions and political will to prevent it.
Four institutions are needed: centers for early warning, programs for conflict transformation, standing forces for rapid intervention, and international courts for effective punishment.