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Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach

Status: Closed Opened: 26 Nov 2021 Closed: 8 Mar 2023 19 recommendations 11 conclusions 1 report

Report and Government response published The International Development Committee has now published a Report on From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world and concluded Russia’s likely mass atrocities in Ukraine underline the urgent need for the UK to adopt a national strategy for preventing and responding to such crimes. …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Prevent… HC 149 17 Oct 2022 30 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
9 Recommendation Third Report - From Srebrenica to a saf… Deferred

The Government must ensure consistency between a new strategy on atrocity prevention and the ‘strategic...

The Government must ensure consistency between a new strategy on atrocity prevention and the ‘strategic conflict framework’ under development. This framework itself must articulate atrocity prevention objectives, as distinct from general conflict prevention objectives.

Government response. The government cannot guarantee additional resources due to fiscal constraints and prioritization of essential overseas aid and support for refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, pending budget confirmation.
11 Recommendation Third Report - From Srebrenica to a saf… Deferred

The UK Government must submit an annual report to Parliament on its actions to prevent...

The UK Government must submit an annual report to Parliament on its actions to prevent atrocities. That report should be produced by the new Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (see paras 24, 51), with input from other teams in the FCDO and other relevant departments. (Paragraph 49) From Srebrenica …

Government response. The government plans to carry out a learning needs analysis to understand how the existing training offer could be expanded and targeted to increase impact and ensure staff are upskilled on atrocity prevention work; learning needs assessment will consider how …
23 Recommendation Third Report - From Srebrenica to a saf… Deferred

The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic...

The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic teams to highlight enablers of atrocities, such as financial flows or key information channels. Such capabilities will support effective sanctions designation.

Government response. The government discusses shifting towards a more locally led approach and working with civil society groups to explore how analysis from local organisations can support early warning systems but does not directly address investing in network analysis capabilities within the …

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
24 May 2022 Leigh Stubblefield · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Matthew Field, Pete Vowles, The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office View ↗
11 Jan 2022 Denisa Delić · International Rescue Committee, Natalie Samarasinghe · United Nations Association – UK, Saidi Zirhumana · Support Office for Peacebuilding in the DRC (Bureau de Soutien pour la Consolidation de la Paix), Savita Pawnday · Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter
DateDirectionTitle
26 Apr 2022 To cttee Letter from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Af…