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17.
Encourages the engagement of civil society in the prevention of genocide
through concrete means such as advocacy, monitoring, reporting, education, conflict
prevention, and resolution and reconciliation initiatives;
18.
Encourages the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and the High
Commissioner to further enhance the systematic exchange of information between their
offices and between the Special Adviser and all relevant special procedures, including those
concerned with the promotion and protection of human rights of persons belonging to
national, ethnic, racial or religious groups, as outlined in article II of the Convention, and to
continue collaboration with relevant international, regional and subregional organizations,
national human rights institutions and civil society;
19.
Reiterates the importance, when addressing complex situations that might lead
to genocide as defined in the Convention, of a prompt and comprehensive examination of a
set of multiple factors, including legal factors and possible warning signs as identified in,
inter alia, the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Five-Point Action
Plan and the framework of analysis for atrocity crimes developed by the Office of the Special
Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect, such as the
existence of groups at risk, the massive, serious and systematic violation of human rights, the
resurgence of systematic discrimination and the prevalence of expressions of hate speech
targeting persons belonging to national, ethnic, racial or religious groups, especially if they
are uttered in the context of an actual or potential outbreak of violence;
20.
Recognizes that early warning signs of genocide may also include an increase
in serious acts of violence against women and children or the creation of conditions that
facilitate acts of sexual violence against those groups, including as a tool of terror, and calls
upon States to take the legislative and other measures necessary to protect women and
children from all forms of violence;
21.
Encourages States to ensure the full enjoyment of cultural rights, to take the
measures necessary to prevent the destruction of historic monuments, memorial sites,
including in places where crimes or atrocities have been committed, works of art or places of
worship that constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples in the context of genocide
prevention;
22.
Urges States to preserve archives, oral histories and other forms of evidence
concerning genocide and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian
law to facilitate the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and the investigation of such
violations, and to provide victims with access to an effective remedy, in accordance with
international law;
23.
Encourages States to make use of appropriate international and regional
forums to address the issue of prevention of genocide, including, inter alia, the annual
meetings of regional and thematic organizations and their related human rights machinery
dedicated to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;
24.
Invites Member States and regional and subregional organizations to look at
examples of best practices for the prevention of genocide developed in other regions, where
appropriate, taking into account their specific regional and national circumstances, with the
aim of exchanging experiences and good practices in order to strengthen prevention
measures, including early warning mechanisms and forms of cooperation;
25.
Encourages Governments, in cooperation with international and regional
organizations and civil society, while promoting human rights education activities, to
continue to disseminate knowledge of the principles of the Convention, paying particular
attention to the principles of prevention;
26.
Emphasizes the important role that education, including human rights
education and training, can play in genocide prevention, and encourages Governments to
promote, as appropriate, educational programmes and projects that contribute to the
prevention of genocide;
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