The Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict is a partner of GAAMAC. As part of its research project on Public Health and National Security after COVID-19, it has published a report entitled “Rethinking Health Security after COVID-19”.

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The Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P), a GAAMAC Steering Group member, has published a briefing paper examining the relationship between mass atrocity crimes and human rights violations and abuses, highlighting that such violations and abuses may precede and significantly...

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On 8 November 2021, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu issued a statement on the situation on Ethiopia. While warning that the risk of widespread and systematic violence was real, she expressed hope that Ethiopians can find shared interests and...

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On October 15 the GAAMAC Africa Working Group Focal Persons, representing the five geographic regions of the African Continent, have met with Ms. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide.

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Invited by UNESCO to discuss the role of education in the prevention of atrocity crimes, GAAMAC Chair Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi focused on the nexus between justice and  education.

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Platform for Social Justice engages with former child soldiers in Uganda. Based on its experience, it offers five approaches to facilitate their reintegration and build lasting peace.

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For the second year in a row, GAAMAC is delighted to take part to the Geneva Peace Week. It will hold a panel on “Addressing the impunity gap and discrimination for resilient societies”.

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Two GAAMAC informal partners, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance and UNESCO, together with the United Nations and the European Commission, have launched a campaign against Holocaust denial and distortion.

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The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award GAAMAC Chair, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, with the 2020 Inamori Ethics Prize. 

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Virtual Reality is an innovative way of building awareness of mass atrocities and support for survivors, as an immersive exhibition on the Yazidi community demonstrates.

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Switzerland organised the third retreat of the twelve largest donors to the UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) from 31 August to 2 September 2021.

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Narration can have a powerful impact on fighting prejudice and violence at the grassroots level. Rights for Peace’s projects in Sudan and South Sudan have championed the voices of the young generation, civil society, traditional singers and survivors of conflict-related sexual violence to foster...

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On the 1^st and 2^nd of September, 2021 the six Regional Focal Persons of GAAMAC’s Africa Working Group (G-AWG) will gather in Grand Bassam for a two-day retreat chaired by Justice Jamila Mohammed. Each representing an area of the African continent, they will prepare the ground for GAAMAC IV Global...

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On 18 August 2021, five Steering Group members of GAAMAC (Argentina, Costa Rica, Switzerland and Denmark as part of the European Union) and one partner (The Netherlands, as part of the European Union) co-signed a statement on the situation in Afghanistan. 

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A two-days conference on July 21 & 22 aimed to revive the Responsibility to Protect norm in West Africa, drawing on national experiences, case studies and demonstrated best practices.  

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UN Resolution 1325 on the role of women in peace and security is relevant to address Guatemala’s contemporary problems, provided its domestic implementation translates into action.  

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At the 47th session (21 June – 14 July 2021) of the Human Rights Council (HRC), Switzerland took a firm stance in favour of women’s rights, as well as freedom of expression and private-sector cooperation on human rights. Switzerland is a founding and Steering Group member of GAAMAC. 

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Actors from South Sudan, with the help of the Community of Sant’Egidio, committed to future milestones and continued dialogue. 

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At the 47th session (21 June – 14 July 2021) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), GAAMAC-Steering Group member Denmark co-led a resolution to further explore the links between human rights, emerging digital technologies and the activities of technology companies. 

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