Polarization, Social Cohesion, and Atrocities: Approaches for a Safer World

The study aims to identify lessons learned from high-risk atrocity contexts to improve early action to prevent atrocities. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the factors that contribute to the escalation of conflicts, including weak social cohesion, increasing polarization, and grievances. It also offers recommendations for improving early action to prevent atrocities, such as taking urgent steps to improve social cohesion and reduce polarization, engaging more in crisis moments, and sharing lessons learned on atrocity prevention and applying them to programming.