Working Multilaterally To Prevent Genocide

About the Author: Tori Holt serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

On Tuesday, March 26, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng came to Washington, D.C. to discuss efforts for atrocity prevention with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman and other senior U.S. officials, briefing on his work internationally and thanking the US for its establishment of the Atrocities Prevention Board (APB) by President Obama. 

In my meeting with Special Adviser Dieng, we stressed the importance of working closely with the United Nations, multilateral–as well as bilateral–partners on preventing genocide and mass atrocities, before they occur.

During a full day of consultations, Special Adviser Dieng also met with State and…more »

(Source: blogs.state.gov)