Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach

International Development Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 26 Nov 2021 Closed: 8 Mar 2023 Parliament page
Report and Government response published The International Development Committee has now published a Report on From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing future mass atrocities around the world and concluded Russia’s likely mass atrocities in Ukraine underline the urgent need for the UK to adopt a national strategy for preventing … Read more
19 Recommendations
11 Conclusions
1 Report
2 Oral sessions
1 Letter
2 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
19 Jan
2023
Report published
17 Oct
2022
Report published
24 May
2022
Oral evidence
24 May
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 5, Palace of Westminster
26 Apr
2022
Correspondence
11 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
11 Jan
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 2 sessions
24 May 2022
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Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
Leigh Stubblefield · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Matthew Field Pete Vowles The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
11 Jan 2022
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Promoting dialogue and preventing atrocities: the UK government approach
Denisa Delić · International Rescue Committee Natalie Samarasinghe · United Nations Association – UK Saidi Zirhumana · Support Office for Peacebuilding in the DRC (Bureau de Soutien pour la Consolidation de la Paix) Savita Pawnday · Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Third Report - From Srebrenica to a safer tomorrow: Preventing f… HC 149 17 Oct 2022 30 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
6 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
The United States has introduced sophisticated legislation on atrocity prevention, and it recently adopted an...
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
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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12 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
The new atrocity prevention strategy should be developed in consultation with civil society and relevant...
The new atrocity prevention strategy should be developed in consultation with civil society and relevant experts. (Paragraph 50) Skills and capabilities
Government Response
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.
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24 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
In addition to the OCSM’s processes of longer-term monitoring and analysis, the Government should introduce...
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
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.
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27 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
The Government must adopt a marker to tag aid programmes with a substantial atrocity prevention...
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
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.
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28 Recommendation Accepted in Part
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
The Government should reassess whether the new International Development Strategy allows for a sufficient share...
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
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.
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Government Response AI assessment · 30 of 19 classified
Accepted 6
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 14
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 1
Total 19 recs + 11 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
26 Apr 2022 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina Regulations on Sanctions - 11 April 2022
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