Genocide - One of the Most Horrific Problems Facing Our World

In a country where we can often here heartfelt complaints regarding the interruption of television broadcasts and truly crushing problems such as whether or not we can make that light before it turns yellow, it seems difficult to believe that there are those in the world who must fight for their lives each and every day. Instead of worrying about things such as which cleaning product really gets tiles shinier, the suffering people of Darfur and other areas of the world must wonder if they will ever open their eyes again after closing them to sleep at night. Genocide is truly one of the most horrific and pressing problems facing our world today. It is spread throughout the world, and there is no simple or easy answer as to how to fix the problem. In keeping with the theme of "The World in Focus", a recent presentation at Elizabethtown College by Harvard Fellow Samantha Powers outlined the nightmarish problem of genocide and how it has come to affect our entire world.