Nearly 70 percent of the population in Rwanda is under 35, with most young people having been born after the 1994 genocide. Today, while many of Rwanda’s youth are still reconciling with the trauma of the past, they are finding new ways to bring communities together for a more peaceful future.
The Simon-Skjodt Center’s update to the Tools for Atrocity Prevention resource indicates some advances and continuing gaps in understanding how to use different policy tools to help prevent mass atrocities.
In October 2023, the Simon-Skjodt Center’s Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention focused on the intersection between global climate change, climate response, and mass atrocities. One question raised during the seminar was how “climate security” relates to atrocity prevention. We asked two experts on climate security, Lauren Herzer Risi and Apurva Dave, to discuss.
In part two of our conversation with Lauren Herzer Risi and Apurva Dave exploring “climate security” and its relationship to atrocity prevention, they discuss what these complex dynamics should mean for policy action to address climate-related risks of mass atrocities.
A community of 8,000 Syrians is receiving lifesaving supplies for the first time since 2019, thanks to one organization’s creative use of a little-known US government aid program.
The Simon-Skjodt Center, US Institute of Peace, and multi-media advocacy project and exhibition, Nobody’s Listening, convened a discussion on tangible actions for the Iraqi and US governments to address the needs of the Yezidi community.
The Museum of Civilian Voices has preserved over 100,000 firsthand accounts from civilians affected by war. Two years after Russia’s large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, they share why storytelling is critical for national memory, justice, and survival.
We talked with climate security expert Tobias Ide about how local and international efforts to help communities adapt to climate change can also help prevent mass atrocities.
Last October, we hosted the Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention to discuss how climate change may influence mass atrocities. The discussion highlighted important issues that merit further research and debate.
Atrocity prevention practitioners have long called for greater investment in lessons learned efforts. The Simon-Skjodt Center’s new report outlines the challenges to the use of lessons learned and other evidence in atrocity prevention policy making at the US Department of State. It offers specific recommendations to advance priority goals given the strong legal and policy mandates already in place.
Find information on historical cases of genocide and other atrocities.