This policy brief was produced following the June 6th seminar on Gender, Accountability, and Atrocity Prevention and SRSG Pramila Patten’s keynote speech, as part of a collaboration between The Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies (HL-senteret), the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), and the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo (STK). This policy brief shows how gender-sensitive approaches to conflict in general, and the WPS agenda in particular, can benefit from applying an atrocity prevention lens. It argues that atrocity prevention is a necessary and useful perspective for diplomats and activists alike. Recognizing the interconnectedness of atrocities and their gendered dynamics, this policy brief also shows that the AP field can draw on lessons, achievements, and pillars from the WPS agenda.
