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
1 result
Clear
20 Conclusion Not Addressed
Third Report - From Srebrenica to …
Although ultimate responsibility must lie with the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, Ambassadors and other...
Although ultimate responsibility must lie with the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary, Ambassadors and other UK Heads of Mission should have a central role in preventing atrocities in the countries where they work. That role should be explicitly articulated in … Read more
Government Response
The government discusses Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the 2022 International Development Strategy, focusing on openness, predictability, the rule of law, and empowering civil society. It does not directly address the role of Ambassadors.
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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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