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Recommendation 19
19
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 72
The OCSM should track training uptake and ensure that Posts in priority countries are accessing...
Recommendation
The OCSM should track training uptake and ensure that Posts in priority countries are accessing enhanced, specialist support, in the form of conflict advisers, dedicated 44 From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world internal atrocity prevention and human rights advisers or external experts. Data on training uptake should be included in the proposed annual report to Parliament (see para 49).
Government response summary AI-generated
The FCDO continuously assesses its approach and will make necessary improvements to how it monitors and responds to risk, but does not specifically address tracking training uptake or ensuring access to enhanced support in priority countries.
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72
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
33. Staff at Post are supported by various experts when developing their approach to atrocity prevention. Specialist support will vary from Post to Post: experts include, but are not limited to, conflict advisors, governance advisers, and research analysts. There are approximately 65 Conflict Advisers and 50 Humanitarian Advisers working at UK Missions overseas and in geographic teams to deliver policy and programmatic support to reduce conflict and build peace. We also work with and fund external organisations who monitor human rights using Open-Source Intelligence and remote technologies, and we are exploring how to share this information across HMG and with international partners. Additional specialist human rights support is available to Posts where required.
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