Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Recommendation 2
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Accepted
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Despite the UN Security Council’s role in protecting populations and its considerable powers, it faces...
Conclusion
Despite the UN Security Council’s role in protecting populations and its considerable powers, it faces gridlock in practice. The threat of an UNSC permanent member exercising its veto constrains international action to prevent and end “conscience- shocking” mass atrocities, which raises fears of an ‘age of impunity’. The UK Government must therefore pursue other means and use other channels to prevent atrocities, while simultaneously advocating multilateral diplomacy and institutional reform.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government values its partnerships on atrocity prevention, including with the United States. They are also engaging with the Global Network of R2P Focal Points and have provided funding to the Global Centre for R2P.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 19 January 2023. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗