The 5th Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide dedicated to the issues of “Strengthening the effectiveness of international mechanisms for early warning and early response to the risk of genocide and other atrocity crimes” will be held in Yerevan, on December 12-13, 2024. The Forum will explore the challenges of identification of risk factors and timely response to them.
Plenary Session: Identification of warning signs and risk factors for genocide and other atrocity crimes and role of small states in promoting the genocide prevention agenda.
Panel one. Development of UN early warning mechanisms.
Panel Two. UN early response system: necessity to improve operational and policy coherence (cases of gross human rights violations against protected groups).
Day Two (December 13, 2024)
Panel Three. Other international actors: identification of risk factors of atrocity crimes and early action in cases where preventive measures may be required.
Fourth Panel
Concluding Panel. The Forum will conclude with the Chair’s summary.