Announcement: UK announces approach to preventing mass atrocities
The Jo Cox Foundation believe this policy is a vital and hugely positive step for UK contributions to atrocity prevention, in line with Jo's views on preventing violence and protecting people around the world.
Today the UK announced its approach to preventing mass atrocities with a policy paper covering 3 key commitments:
- Government lead on atrocity prevention
- What the British government is doing to prevent mass atrocities
- A strong commitment to do more
Jo cared deeply about preventing violence and protecting people around the world, advocating tirelessly for the UK government to uphold its responsibility to protect civilians in conflict and prevent identity-based violence. The Jo Cox Foundation believe this policy is a vital and hugely positive step for UK contributions to atrocity prevention.