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Recommendation 7
7
Accepted
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Armed conflict and mass atrocities are linked, but overfocusing on conflict is likely to miss...
Recommendation
Armed conflict and mass atrocities are linked, but overfocusing on conflict is likely to miss atrocity risks, to leave groups unprotected and to ignore how atrocities themselves can drive conflict. In addition to conflict prevention, the Government must explicitly recognise the separate but interlinked priority of atrocity prevention.
Government response summary AI-generated
From 2023, the government will expand the existing atrocity prevention section of the annual Human Rights and Democracy Report. The OCSM will complete this section drawing information from a range of other teams within FCDO and other relevant Government departments.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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14. The Government recognises atrocity prevention as separate from conflict. By establishing a Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub, the OCSM seeks to identify and work with convergences between conflict prevention and atrocity prevention where they exist but provides for dedicated focus where they are distinct. The Mass Atrocity Prevention Hub focuses on mass atrocities that occur both in conflict and non-conflict settings. 15. The UK is a global leader on action to tackle Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV), committing £50 million since the launch of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) in 2012. Marking 10 years from the launch of the PSVI, on 28th and 29th November the UK hosted an ambitious international Conference to encourage much-needed global action to stop CRSV.
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