A Comprehensive Approach to Atrocity Prevention and Response
Headline: Continues and Directs Atrocities Prevention Board Across Federal Agencies
What it does: Agencies must support and participate in an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board, coordinating policies, resources, training, and intelligence to prevent and respond to mass atrocities.
- Adds reporting and planning requirements for federal agencies on atrocity prevention.
- Requires training for diplomats and deployable civilian personnel to high-risk countries.
- May increase intelligence collection and resource surges for countries at risk.
Summary
This order keeps in place and updates an interagency Atrocities Prevention Board to coordinate U.S. efforts to prevent mass atrocities and genocide. The Board will monitor risks worldwide, make policy and program recommendations, and report annually to the President and the public.
The order affects federal departments that handle diplomacy, defense, intelligence, homeland security, justice, and foreign aid, and it directs agencies to include prevention work in staffing, budgets, training, and intelligence collection to improve early warning and response.
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