Crimes against Humanity
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure diplomatic posts are trained in atrocity prevention.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
The Government ensures that diplomatic posts are equipped to identify and respond to risks of mass atrocities through a combination of policy guidance, training and expert support. This year, we have established a community of expertise on conflict and violence, which integrates policy guidance, peer-to-peer engagement and evidence-based practice into a platform accessible to all staff.
Through our partnership with the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities, we have delivered foundational and bespoke atrocity prevention training to over 150 staff working in 35 countries.
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