A/HRC/7/37 page 3 Reference is also made to the Special Adviser’s activities relating to individual countries. However, in recognition of the sensitive nature of the mandate, the Special Adviser only makes public references to specific situations where that could contribute effectively to addressing the concerns. Mention is made of the Special Adviser’s recent activities with regard to post-electoral violence in Kenya, including dispatching staff to the country and the recommendations he made to the Secretary-General following the missions. Under thematic activities, note is made of a series of governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental actors with whom the mandate engages with a view to strengthening collaborative approaches to the prevention of genocide. In outlining the challenges posed and the opportunities raised in the prevention of genocide, the United Nations has experienced difficulty in giving priority to the recognition of the risks of large-scale violence and to acting early enough to ensure timely and effective prevention. The Special Adviser could make a significant contribution by ensuring that risks of large-scale violence are promptly recognized and the opportunities raised for United Nations agencies, departments and programmes to play an effective preventive role.