Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

the mass slaughter of civilians;

conditions that prompt internal displacement and the flow of refugees across borders; and

other violence that wreaks havoc on regional stability and livelihoods;

strengthening the diplomatic, risk analysis and monitoring, strategic planning, early warning, and response capacities of the Government;

improving the use of foreign assistance to respond early, effectively, and urgently in order to address the root causes and drivers of violence, and systemic patterns of human rights abuses and atrocities;

strengthening diplomatic response and the use of foreign assistance to support transitional justice measures, including criminal accountability, for past atrocities;

supporting and strengthening local civil society, including human rights defenders and others working to help prevent and respond to atrocities, and protecting their ability to receive support from and partner with civil society at large;

promoting financial transparency and enhancing anti-corruption initiatives as part of addressing a root cause of insecurity; and

employing a variety of unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral means to prevent and respond to conflicts and atrocities by—

in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;

in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

current efforts based on United States and locally identified indicators, including capacities and constraints for Government-wide detection, early warning and response, information-sharing, contingency planning, and coordination of efforts to prevent and respond to situations of genocide and atrocities and other mass violence, such as gender-based violence and violence against religious minorities;

recommendations to further strengthen United States capabilities described in subparagraph (A);

funding expended by relevant Federal departments and agencies on atrocities prevention activities, including transitional justice measures and the legal, procedural, and resource constraints faced by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development throughout respective budgeting, strategic planning, and management cycles to support conflict and atrocities prevention activities in countries identified to be at risk of atrocities;

current annual Government global assessments of sources of instability, conflict, and atrocities, the outcomes and findings of such assessments, and, where relevant, a review of activities, and the efficacy of such activities, that the Atrocities Prevention Board or successor entity undertook to respond to sources of instability, conflict, and atrocities;

consideration of analysis, reporting, and policy recommendations to prevent and respond to atrocities produced by civil society, academic, and other nongovernmental organizations and institutions;

countries and regions at risk of atrocities, including a description of most likely pathways to violence, specific risk factors, potential groups of perpetrators, and at-risk target groups; and

instruction on recognizing patterns of escalation and early warning signs of potential atrocities and methods of conflict assessment, peace-building, mediation for prevention, early action and response, and transitional justice measures to address atrocities in the Federal training programs for Foreign Service officers;

enhancing multilateral mechanisms for preventing atrocities, including strengthening the role of international organizations and international financial institutions in conflict prevention, mitigation, and response; and

strengthening regional organizations;