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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
9
Deferred
Para 47
The Government must ensure consistency between a new strategy on atrocity prevention and the ‘strategic...
Recommendation
The Government must ensure consistency between a new strategy on atrocity prevention and the ‘strategic conflict framework’ under development. This framework itself must articulate atrocity prevention objectives, as distinct from general conflict prevention objectives.
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Government Response Summary
The government cannot guarantee additional resources due to fiscal constraints and prioritization of essential overseas aid and support for refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan, pending budget confirmation.
11
Deferred
The UK Government must submit an annual report to Parliament on its actions to prevent...
Recommendation
The UK Government must submit an annual report to Parliament on its actions to prevent atrocities. That report should be produced by the new Office for Conflict, Stabilisation and Mediation (see paras 24, 51), with input from other teams in …
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Government Response Summary
The government plans to carry out a learning needs analysis to understand how the existing training offer could be expanded and targeted to increase impact and ensure staff are upskilled on atrocity prevention work; learning needs assessment will consider how to take forward training with HoMs and wider groups of staff overseas to achieve maximum learning impact.
23
Deferred
Para 81
The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic...
Recommendation
The Government should invest in network analysis capabilities within both the OCSM and priority geographic teams to highlight enablers of atrocities, such as financial flows or key information channels. Such capabilities will support effective sanctions designation.
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Government Response Summary
The government discusses shifting towards a more locally led approach and working with civil society groups to explore how analysis from local organisations can support early warning systems but does not directly address investing in network analysis capabilities within the OCSM and priority geographic teams.