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As a service to the atrocity prevention community, GAAMAC posts news directly relevant to atrocity prevention. The opinions expressed in the news articles do not represent the views of GAAMAC, its Steering Group or any partner organization.
On accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, Sep 2015
17 Sep 2015
(New York, 17 September 2015) The United Nations Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, called for the establishment of credible accountability and reconciliation mechanisms for Sri Lanka.
On the situation in Yemen, Sep 2015
15 Sep 2015
(New York, - 15 September 2015) The UN Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, expressed concern at the ever increasing impact on civilians of the ongoing conflict in Yemen, and the virtual silence of the international...
International Day of Commemoration of Victims of Genocide adopted by UN General Assembly
12 Sep 2015
The UN General Assembly passed its resolution on September 11, 2015, proclaiming 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. Initiated by the republic of Armenia, this resolution followed up on...
Declaration of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
3 Sep 2015
The Declaration of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Preventionwas adopted at the Fourth Focal Points Meeting of the Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, on May 29, 2015 in the city of Santiago, Chile. It represents a further step towards the...
Mobile Applications for Atrocity Prevention
13 Aug 2015
1. eyeWitness to Atrocities - available for download from Google Play Store
Open call - Policy Program Officer at the Stanley Foundation's Human Protection Policy Programming
30 Jul 2015
The Stanley Foundation seeks a program officer to join its Policy Programming Department. The chosen candidate will work with the foundation’s leadership team and staff to plan, implement, and assess the impact of the foundation’s human protection programming in pursuit of our mission, vision,...
GAAMAC Founding Document
16 Jul 2015
Since the conclusion of the first meeting of GAAMAC in San Jose, Costa Rica, from 4-6 March 2014, five Member States (Argentina, Costa Rica, Denmark, Switzerland and Tanzania) and representatives of non-governmental organizations have been continuing to collaborate and have produced the GAAMAC...
Publicly available forecast of the risks of potential mass atrocities by the Early Warning Project
12 Jul 2015
The Early Warning Project (http://www.earlywarningproject.com), a publicly available platform to report the risks of potential mass atrocities, has released its recent forecast based on expert opinion pool.
Recommendations for states at the 10th anniversary of R2P by ICRtoP
3 Jul 2015
With 2015 marking the 10th anniversary of R2P's adoption, the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) has prepared an infographic, "What Can Your Organization Do to Advance the Responsibility to Protect at 2015?", as part of their #R2P10 blog series, detailing...
Nine models of national mechanisms for atrocity prevention by AIPR
25 Jun 2015
On June 9, 2015, the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) launched the first edition of National Mechanisms for the Prevention of Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes Booklet.
On the situation in Syria, Jun 2015
13 Jun 2015
(New York, 12 June 2015) The Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, the Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Rita Izsák, and the Special Rapporteur on...
Accord Insight 3 Project - Reconciliation and Peace Processes Issue Editor
22 May 2015
Conciliation Resources is recruiting a Specialist Editor to work on the third Insight project and publication in our Accord series. This will inform practical learning of how reconciliation can support inclusive peace processes.
Veto reform - Report and WFM Views on ACT non-paper
21 May 2015
The World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) helped organize a meeting on April 30 between civil society organizations and the ACT (Accountability, Coherence, Transparency) subgroup on the Veto to discuss the "(Draft) Non-Paper on a Code of Conduct regarding Security...
On the situation in Yarmouk, Syria, Apr 2015
13 Apr 2015
(New York, 09 April 2015) The Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, express deep concern about the deteriorating situation of besieged civilian populations in Yarmouk, where more than 18,000...
On the situation in Yemen, Apr 2015
13 Apr 2015
(New York, - 9 April 2015) The Special Advisers of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh, expressed concern at the dramatic and deteriorating situation in Yemen.
Felistas Mushi
9 Apr 2015
Ms. Felistas Mushi, a former Resident Magistrate in Tanzania and a former Assistant Trial Attorney for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal, made a speech at the Regional Committee and National Committee meeting of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) on 9...
Can Atrocities be Prevented?
1 Apr 2015
On February 5, 2015, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum held a public program titled, “Can Atrocities be Prevented? Living in the Shadow of the Holocaust” with Keynote speaker, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Al Hussein’s...
Update on recent activities on behalf of GAAMAC
10 Nov 2014
Following the GAAMAC meeting of March 2014 in San José, Costa Rica, a video/telephone conference was convened between the six GAAMAC partner states, on October 10, 2014, in order to have an exchange on the developments since March, and to discuss and plan the next steps emanating from the final...