A/HRC/41/24 it targets groups based on their identity, is an important early warning sign of atrocity crimes. 42. The Human Rights Council has on several occasions emphasized the important role that education, including human rights education, can play in genocide prevention and has encouraged Member States to promote educational programmes and projects that contribute to the prevention of genocide.8 The General Assembly has also urged Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the Holocaust in order to help prevent future genocides. 9 The Security Council has emphasized the particular importance of all forms of education in order to prevent the commission of future genocides.10 43. Teaching and learning about past instances of genocide or other atrocity crimes also contributes to the implementation of target 4.7 of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on quality education to ensure that all learners are provided with the knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development. 44. Despite the important role of education and awareness-raising, and although atrocity crimes are being committed or constitute a serious risk in several regions of the world, there is still a big gap in initiatives that focus specifically on atrocity prevention. A. State educational programmes to prevent genocide and other atrocity crimes 45. Through their ministries of education, several States implement programmes for human rights education in schools. As respect for human rights is at the core of prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes, these programmes contribute in general to national atrocity prevention efforts. 11 However, as demonstrated by the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes, there are elements specific to the risk of those crimes that merit the inclusion of an atrocity prevention lens into broader human rights curricula. Such a lens should focus on how to combat racism and promote respect for diversity, and how to counter bigotry and persecution and acquire an ethical commitment to act when rights are violated. In Czechia, the Government has implemented the “Hate-free culture” project to share information and the views of victims and perpetrators of hate crimes in order to spark public discussion and draw attention to this problem. In Australia, the history of the Holocaust is part of the curriculum in a large proportion of Australian schools. The Australian Government recently funded a pilot Holocaust Memorial Week in a small number of Australian schools that included raising awareness on the broader concept of genocide and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. 46. Several States are also participating in international and regional educational networks. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance is a State-led network for holocaust education, remembrance and research that brings together Governments and experts. The Alliance supports the development of school curricula that address genocide and informs government officials and civil society about initiatives for genocide prevention. Several States have incorporated information about the Holocaust in their school curricula based on this network. Civil society has also supported States’ initiatives to incorporate prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes into education programmes and projects. 47. In addition to school- and university-level educational initiatives, Member States are implementing educational programmes on international human rights law and international 8 9 10 11 10 Resolutions 7/25, 22/22 and 28/34. Resolution 60/7. Resolution 2150 (2014). The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been implementing the World Programme for Human Rights Education since 2005.