“We’re trying to keep momentum going and keep a focus on the plight of people at risk of atrocities across #Burma , and doing what we can to make sure that that policy conversations can continue to take that with the utmost seriousness.” Preventing Genocide policy director Andrea Gittleman

75 years ago today, the UN approved the #GenocideConvention , an agreement that established genocide as an international crime and obligated nations that signed onto the agreement to 'prevent and punish' this crime. What exactly is genocide? ​​Learn ​more: ushmm.org/genocide-preve…

🆕🎙️ In our last #EVAPpodcast episode of 2023, our Jaclyn Streitfeld sat down with Naomi Kikoler, Director of the Preventing Genocide at US Holocaust Museum to discuss #GenocideConvention75 .

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.Preventing Genocide director Naomi Kikoler: 'Secretary Antony Blinken issued a determination that both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have committed war crimes in #Sudan , and that the RSF and their allied militias have committed crimes against humanity and ethnic

An #AtrocityPrevention blueprint 15 years ago from then-former Secy of State Albright and former Defense Secy Cohen spurred a range of US govt action.

But it hasn’t reduced #atrocities . Lawrence Woocher Preventing Genocide explores why and what should be done:
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Our new report calls for improved decision making in response to mass atrocity risks through the use of lessons learned and other evidence. ushmm.org/genocide-preve…

A survivor of the #Yezidi genocide, Waheeda Omer feels uniquely suited to make a difference in her role as Free Yezidi Foundation's Justice Manager. She works to secure justice for her people, document the genocide, and get fellow survivors the support they need. medium.com/memory-action/…

What does the recent military offensive led by #Azerbaijan mean for ethnic #Armenians who remain in #NagornoKarabakh , and those who may seek to return? We highlight new risks to civilians including the potential for mass atrocities. ushmm.org/genocide-preve…

October 18: Preventing Genocide director Naomi Kikoler will join panel of experts to discuss international legal mechanisms for holding the perpetrators of mass atrocities in #Xinjiang to account. Register: chinaforum.org chinaforum.org

Holocaust survivors who volunteer at our Museum commemorated the largest targeted massacre of Jewish civilians since the Holocaust in the assault on Israel by Hamas and issued an open letter about the murderous attack.

We just witnessed the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust. This outrageous massacre and hostage-taking of innocent civilians perpetrated by Hamas terrorists must be universally condemned.

Our Museum is outraged by Hamas’s unconscionable attack on Israel, killing hundreds, and targeting Israeli citizens for kidnapping, including a Holocaust survivor, according to the U.S. Department of State.

Museum Chair Stuart E. Eizenstat said, 'These vile acts by this

How can the US State Department better use lessons learned from past mass atrocity crises as well as other evidence—such as scientific studies, intelligence analyses, and surveys of experts—to prevent atrocities?

Learn more in our new report:
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Thinking about atrocity prevention from a strategic standpoint can help decision makers choose which tools to use and how to implement them for greatest effect.

Learn more in our new report by Preventing Genocide research director Lawrence Woocher.
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Why does strategy matter in preventing mass atrocities?

Without it, responses to atrocity crises risk being a random group of actions that fail to reinforce each other, and thus, are less effective.

Learn more in a new blog post by Tallan Donine:
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The 2023 #ElieWieselAct Report details U.S. #AtrocityPrevention efforts, a core national security interest. Thank you Alliance for Peacebuilding for hosting discussion w/Bureau of Conflict & Stabilization Operations, Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization, & Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, Global Crim Justice &  Preventing Genocide launching this year’s report. Read it here ⬇️

This Thursday!! Mark your calendars for 11am ET. Join us for the formal launch of the Elie Wiesel Act Report w/ Colleen Crenwelge, Julie Koenen, Naomi Kikoler, & David Mandel-Anthony

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