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From Never Again

Hello

I'm here by a series of happy accidents that crystallised my curiosity about what this group is up to. (I'm still finding out.)

The objectives of Never Again are far too important and urgent to leave to others. And the approach is free-thinking and innovative. So I hope plenty of people feel inspired to get actively involved.

Profile & photoblog

I have experience with various organisations boasting bewildering combinations of triple consonants and single vowels, notably DFID, ICRC, UNDP and HRW (I'm growing out of vowels). I have been based in Kinshasa since January 2006.

I post photographs and miscellaneous links at a place called Extra Extra. You are welcome to visit.

Current project: 'iR2P'

Following the retreat at Lake Kivu in 2006, a group of us are working to develop an idea to promote individual (to complement institutional/governmental) commitment to the ‘responsibility to protect’ concept (aka R2P). The idea is introduced here. You are welcome to collaborate; please contact me if you'd like to know more.

My links

Energetic editors are welcome to copy these across to the Library. I have many more links on De.licio.us, which I find easier to update, and occasionally send to the Never Again blog. (If you use Delicious and care to share a link that you're bookmarking, just tag it with 'for:FredR')

• The International Crisis Group's website R2P page and database

• The US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Committee on Conscience

• Background on the Responsibility to Protect

• The R2P coalition

• The ENOUGH campaign

• The ICRC President on Preventing Genocide

• ALNAP documents (look under 'Guidance Booklets' for the guide to Protection by Hugo Slim and Andrew Bonwick, also available from the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, below)

• Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

• Hugo Slim on Idealism and Realism

• Institute for War and Peace Reporting

• Outgoing UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s speech on International Human Rights Day, 8 December 2006

• OneWorld Perspectives: Preventing Genocide

• The Human Security Report

• Crimes of War project

• Samantha Power on 'the world's most unfulfilled promise'

• INCORE research on conflict, peace & transition

• Berkhof Handbook for Conflict Transformation

• Frank Furedi on The Politics of Fear

• Global Voices - a portal to blogs around the world

• Geneva Call - calling non-state actors to observe humanitarian norms

• LSE's Crisis States Research Centre

• News Monitor from Prevent Genocide International

• The University of West England's Genocide Documentation Centre

• International Alert's Great Lakes page

• Info from the Global Policy Forum on NGO access at the UN

• Also from the Global Policy Forum: International Criminal Tribunals & Special Courts

• UN Department of Political Affairs

Contact

There's a contact form on my blog, here