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Recommendation 6
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The United States has introduced sophisticated legislation on atrocity prevention, and it recently adopted an...
Recommendation
The United States has introduced sophisticated legislation on atrocity prevention, and it recently adopted an (inter-agency) Strategy to Anticipate, Prevent, and Respond to Atrocities. The UK Government should take all opportunities to learn from, and collaborate with, the United States and like-minded partners in the Global Network of R2P Focal Points. Partnership is critical in the face of rising atrocity risks today. When possible, the UK and its partners should share the results of country 42 From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world risk assessments and collectively agree which national governments have the greatest leverage and/or influence to lead prevention initiatives in specific countries/regions.
Government response summary AI-generated
The Government is committed to a whole-of-government approach to atrocity prevention, with responsibility falling under the Minister of State for Human Rights within FCDO, but cannot commit to a written strategy at this time.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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12. The Government highly values its positive bilateral and multilateral partnerships on atrocity prevention, including with the United States, with whom we have a strong and productive relationship. The UK engages with the Global Network of R2P Focal Points, coordinated by the Global Centre for R2P, a New York-based NGO, and with the Group of Friends for R2P in New York and Geneva by, for example, feeding into joint statements for the Group of Friends at UN Security Council debates and the Human Rights Council. We have provided the Global Centre for R2P with £75,000 of funding in 2022/23 to finance the work of research analysts in monitoring populations at risk of mass atrocities and producing atrocity alerts and other analyses which are circulated to subscribers in governments and elsewhere. 13. Working closely with the US and other likeminded countries, we share risk and early warning analysis, explore options to mitigate ongoing, emerging, and future atrocities, and build our own and others’ capacity. We will continue to strengthen these relationships and expand partnerships with others, including independent experts, to support our capabilities to assess atrocity risks.
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