Publics around the world say the United Nations has the responsibility to protect people from genocide and other severe human rights abuses even if this means acting against the will of their own government, according to a multinational study conducted by The Chicago Council and WorldPublicOpinion.org. Large numbers are open to UN intervention in Darfur, where Arab militias linked to the Sudanese government are accused of massacring the civilian population. The poll results were released on April 5, 2007.

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This is the third release in a series of reports on the global poll’s findings.

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Poll results on issues related to globalization and trade will be released on
Thursday, April 26, 2007.