Country Programs
Currently, the Centre runs four country programs-the Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand. A key aim of these programs is to build national and regional networks of R2P advocates and champions to deepen the support base for the R2P norm and strengthen domestic and regional capacities to respond to situations that could potentially lead to mass atrocities. In the medium-term, the main focus of our country programs is to develop concrete action plans that would support the building of national and state capacities in preventing the four crimes covered by R2P.
See here for summary of the positions of Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand on R2P.
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CambodiaCambodia has a bloody and tragic recent history. After years of civil war, Cambodia was subjected to the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Between 1975 and 1979 approximately 2 million people, or a third of the country’s population, died as a resu... |
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IndonesiaIndonesia has expressed support for R2P but has also voiced concern over the lack of clarity around when the principle should apply. It has been careful to distinguish between R2P and the ‘right to intervention’ (potential legitimization... |
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ThailandThailand’s domestic turmoil has influenced its position on international affairs. Prior to 2006, Thailand was something of a leader among the region’s progressive countries. Former Foreign Minister, Surin Pitsuwan (now the Secretary-Gene... |
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The PhilippinesBoth prior to and after the 2005 World Summit, the Philippines indicated its support for the R2P. At a 2004 Security Council on the crises in Darfur, the Philippines voiced strong support for the principle of sovereignty as responsibility and the id... |
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