The panel members of The Role of the Media session suggested that the media bears a responsibility in genocide prevention and early warning through the monitoring of hate speech in local media (and all forms of public discourse), and should engage in so-called positive reporting, to promote peace building. These recommendations were tempered by the observation that journalists are bound to objectivity in their reportage and are faced daily with requests for changes to agenda from a multitude of diverse organizations and governments. Moreover, there are editorial constraints, such as targeting audience interests, and the practical considerations of safety and economic costs. The panel also discussed the efficacy of the media in influencing governmental policy. Other recommendations included training international journalists to be aware of proto-genocidal apparatus for providing information, warnings and policy recommendations on hate speech, and the importance of setting uniform criteria and definitions for hate speech.

In Dealing with the Aftermath: Breaking the Cycle of Hatred and Violence, the panel considered that genocide can be prevented with the internalization of identity, with a focus on human rights and cooperation, and with the political re-socialization of future generations, through a number of media, especially education. When the international community has failed to prevent genocide, there is a moral obligation to participate in “tertiary prevention” (i.e., preventing relapse after the killing has ended). The requirements of this include the rehabilitation of society, justice, and reconciliation. Educational programs and dealing with memory should go hand in hand with the judicial process. Perceived or real insecurity following the genocide is a stumbling block to reconciliation. Other recommendations included the tangible recognition of genocide, such as constructive projects at memorial sites; training diplomats and field professionals in victim trauma; and providing psychotherapy and practical resources, such as health care, for genocide survivors.

The panel members of the Education for Prevention session emphasized the importance of education, for children and adults alike, for preventing genocide, and suggested that people must learn how to live together – from within the family to global relations. Religious educators also should play a more active role in genocide prevention, and genocide should take account of gender-specific issues. The panel members recommended the universalization of conflict resolution and human rights training, with the goal of teaching pro-social behavior; and the establishment of a Genocide Prevention Centre, with educational functions, in Sweden or in the European Union structure. This centre could be in cooperation with the United Nations, but it does not necessarily have to be, as this is a cooperative relationship/idea that would need a lot more discussion before such a recommendation could be definitively made. Other recommendations included the training of leaders to recognize the warning signs of genocide, as well as mandatory training for government officials, thereby signaling their governments’ prioritization of genocide prevention; and the development of an international network of genocide studies educational centres, and the cultivation of their relations with governments.