On 8 December 2008, the Genocide Prevention Task Force, co-chaired by

Madeleine Albright Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright (born Marie Jana Korbelová; May 15, 1937 – March 23, 2022) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic ...

, a former US Secretary of State, and

William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979� ...

, a former US Secretary of Defense, released its final report which concludes that the US government can prevent genocide and mass atrocities in the future. In the words of Cohen, "This report provides a blueprint that can enable the United States to take preventive action, along with international partners, to forestall the specter of future cases of genocide and mass atrocities." Recommendations include: *a proactive role of the US president which would demonstrate to the US and the world that preventing genocide and mass atrocities is a national priority *creating a body within the

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to analyze threats and consider preventive action *set up a fund of $250 million for crisis prevention and response *help create an international network for the sharing of information and the coordination of preventive actionReport of the Prevention of Genocide Task Force
pp. 111–114

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