Source · Select Committees · International Development Committee
Third Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world
International Development Committee
HC 149
Published 17 October 2022
Recommendations
6
Accepted in Part
Para 36
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 …
Read more
Government Response Summary
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.
12
Accepted in Part
The new atrocity prevention strategy should be developed in consultation with civil society and relevant...
Recommendation
The new atrocity prevention strategy should be developed in consultation with civil society and relevant experts. (Paragraph 50) Skills and capabilities
Government Response Summary
The government will review training modules and assess the need to shift the focus of the atrocity response module towards prevention, and explore how atrocity prevention modules can be added to existing human rights training courses, engaging with stakeholders to understand training needs.
24
Accepted in Part
In addition to the OCSM’s processes of longer-term monitoring and analysis, the Government should introduce...
Recommendation
In addition to the OCSM’s processes of longer-term monitoring and analysis, the Government should introduce a system for tracking and responding to imminent or escalating mass atrocities. This system for ‘raising the alarm’ should: a) provide UK Missions with a …
Read more
Government Response Summary
The FCDO acknowledges the need for a system for tracking and responding to mass atrocities but states that existing communication, reporting, and decision-making processes are in place and will continue to be assessed and improved.
27
Accepted in Part
Para 90
The Government must adopt a marker to tag aid programmes with a substantial atrocity prevention...
Recommendation
The Government must adopt a marker to tag aid programmes with a substantial atrocity prevention component, which it should use when reporting spending to the International Aid Transparency Index.
Government Response Summary
The government will consider whether it would be appropriate to use another approach for marking atrocity prevention programmes, as the OECD's Development Assistance Committee does not currently have an atrocity prevention marker.
28
Accepted in Part
Para 91
The Government should reassess whether the new International Development Strategy allows for a sufficient share...
Recommendation
The Government should reassess whether the new International Development Strategy allows for a sufficient share of ODA to reach communities in fragile and conflict- affected states, as well as other states it assesses as being at risk of mass atrocities. …
Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the importance of FCAS in the IDS, stating that the majority of ODA will be allocated to low-income countries, where a higher proportion are FCAS, but avoids committing to specific ODA spend targets in FCAS or states at risk of mass atrocities. They note HoMs have more authority on bilateral ODA spend, and that the CSSF focus evolves with Government priorities.