Possibly after reading this article you will have a better sense of why it is our collective responsibility to protect our youth, no matter the location, the gender, or ethnicity. No matter where we place the blame or point the finger the responsibility to protect our youth should be a collective agenda. The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a global political commitment endorsed by all member states of the United Nations at the 2005 World Summit to prevent genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes against humanity. R2P serves as an international human and security norm that states each state has a responsibility to protect its population from severe crimes against humanity. The responsibility to protect should not be just a doctrine that calls upon the moral consciousness of humanity to protect those who cannot protect themselves but to shed light on structural violence that specifically harms young people.

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2017 06:45 UTC