atrocity prevention/atrocities prevention

A newly-rebooted UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect should work with local communities to de-escalate tensions before atrocities occur.

Generative AI can fuel new forms of manipulation, but also holds promise for mitigating atrocities and enabling early detection.

Guidance on how to conduct digital investigations into sexual violence remains underdeveloped, leaving a dangerous gap.

The focus on open source investigation of serious international crimes often comes at the expense of more effective local expertise.

The threat is greatest in central Mali, but persecution of the Fulbe (Fulani) across the region seeds fertile ground for ethnic cleansing.

The United Nations must do better in exercising strategic leadership in atrocity crimes prevention and response.

Member States claim to want peace. Addressing issues in the "Joint Office" would elevate atrocity prevention as a priority.

Digital evidence of crimes from open-source investigations can be linked with UN systems to support accountability and atrocity prevention.

Technologies such as multispectral cameras and drones can replicate the methods of manual search groups more safely and efficiently.

Bridging responsible social media with the expertise of those well-versed in the dynamics of mass violence can greatly bolster interventions.

Atrocity-prevention systems developed before the spread of new technologies need to more systematically account for their impacts.

Governments and civil society can harness new and established technologies, even while proactively mitigating associated risks.