It is proposed to establish a non-formal international body of representatives of regional organizations and interested governments to work toward the prevention of genocidal events.

1. Background and Justification

Two. There is now, it seems, a willingness to engage in educational and training programs, especially of professionals, such as the police, civil administrators, the military, academics, lawyers, etc., that could inform them about genocidal dangers, and utilize the information available through the agencies mentioned above.

Three. It is proposed to establish a Task Force to deal with these two issues: first, to present the risks and warnings to the appropriate UN bodies for action; and second, to engage in a pro-active effort to inform and educate, world-wide, groups of professionals to deal with genocidal threats. The Task Force would utilize and cooperate with the EU and other regional bodies, the UN apparatus, and the relevant NGOs. It cannot be envisaged except in the UN framework, as a group devoted the principles of international collaboration embodied in the UN.

Four. The time for this appears to be ripe, as civilization is threatened eith recurring genocidal massacres and with transnational terror motivated by a global genocidal ideology.

2. Tasks

– The Task Force will collect and collate data on risks and warnings from research groups and NGOs, and present them on a quarterly basis to the Security council for discussion, decision and action. This can be done, perhaps, through an individual, independent, rapporteur chosen for this purpose on the basis of her/his academic qualification and personal integrity; it might also be possible to do this through a UN official already engaged on similar tasks such as the rapporteur for humanitarian issues.
– The Task Force might discuss the possibility of requesting the Security Council to pass a resolution committing itself to discuss these reports on a quarterly or halfyearly basis.

– The Secretary General or his/her representative would attend all Task Force meetings.

– The Task Force will set up mechanisms to organize a learning process for professionals such as those mentioned above in as many countries as possible, and on an international cooperative scale, so as to alert them to genocidal threats, risks and warnings.

– The Task Force will discuss the possibilities and proposals for struggling against genocidal threats presented at the Forum, and it may make appropriate submissions to the Security Council.