UN efforts over the past thirty years to shift its approach to crises and conflicts from reaction to prevention have largely failed for two main reasons, according to a new report by the Universal Rights Group (URG) think tank. First, because it is far easier for world governments to invest political and financial capital in responding to humanitarian disasters (especially … Continue reading Placing human rights at the heart of the UN’s prevention agenda would reduce suffering and save world governments over US$35 billion per year