Despite the United Nations' adoption 37 years ago of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, tens of millions have died over the years as human rights violations have been overlooked, IPS reports. While some lament the UN has not been able to do more to avert such atrocities, professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina and former Kennedy administration official Dr. Jack N. Behrman says not all the blame should be placed at the feet of the world body. "The UN cannot possibly do enough, for it is composed of countries that do not 'buy into' the Declaration even if they have signed it," Behrman explains.