UN Office on Genocide Prevention & R2P
UN Secretariat office — early warning & doctrine · New York, USA · est. 2004 (Special Adviser created)
Author of the Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes (14 risk factors). Advises the Secretary-General and conducts early warning.
United Nations regular budget.
Part of the UN Secretariat; reports to the Secretary-General.
Sets the authoritative risk framework, but it is advisory only, has no enforcement power, and its public actions are constrained by UN member-state politics.
Not a membership body. The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is appointed by the UN Secretary-General. Professional staff are UN Secretariat employees. The office has no elected membership or public dues.
Leadership & members
- Chaloka Beyani (Zambia)Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (since Aug 2025)
- Predecessors incl. Adama Dieng & Alice Wairimu Nderituformer Special Advisers
- Secretariat staffearly-warning & policy team, New York / Geneva
Named individuals reflect leadership at the time of writing; linked names have individual profiles in this record. See membership & leadership above for how they are selected.
People profiled in this record
Cases in this record
- Rwandan GenocideRwanda · 1994–1994 · 500,000 – 1,000,000 (best: 662,000) deathsAdjudicatedJudicial finding
- Rohingya GenocideRakhine State, Myanmar · 2016–present · 10,000 – 43,000 (best: 25,000) deathsOngoingAlleged / under investigation
- DarfurDarfur, Sudan · 2003–present · 200,000 – 400,000 (best: 300,000) deathsOngoingContested / denied
- Uyghurs in XinjiangXinjiang, China · 2017–present · Not established deathsOngoingContested / denied
- Gaza — PalestiniansGaza Strip · 2023–present · 30,000 – 70,000 (best: 50,000) deathsOngoingContested / denied
- October 7 attack — IsraelisSouthern Israel / Gaza envelope · 2023–2023 · 1,139 – 1,221 (best: 1,200) deathsAdjudicatedAlleged / under investigation
Sources & disclosures
- Office on Genocide Prevention — United Nations