Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC)

What Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) does

Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) is a State-led network organization founded in March 2013 that brings together States, civil society organizations, and academic institutions to prevent genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with a Support Office hosted by the Ghana National Peace Council in Accra, GAAMAC operates as a horizontal convening platform governed by a Chair and Steering Group. Its core activities include biennial Global Meetings (convening hundreds of participants from 50+ States), two Regional Working Groups—Africa (14 countries, established 2016) and Asia Pacific (9 countries, established 2018)—and the curation of a public Resource Library containing over 648 reports, manuals, toolkits, and other materials.

GAAMAC's core products and services are knowledge-based rather than technology-based. Key deliverables include the 2021 Training Toolkit on Establishing and Managing National Mechanisms for Mass Atrocity Prevention, the 2019 Manual on Best Practices, the 2021 Asia Pacific Working Group Report on Hate Speech, and an Organization Index of community members active in atrocity prevention. The organization's underlying infrastructure consists of a multilingual website, a bimonthly newsletter, social media channels (X, LinkedIn, YouTube), and a small Secretariat-style Support Office staffed by approximately 8 people. Technology plays a supporting role in content distribution; the platform's value derives from institutional relationships, diplomatic access, and curated expertise rather than proprietary software.

GAAMAC's business model is a non-commercial, voluntary-contribution model typical of inter-governmental networks. Partnerships with States, NGOs, and academic institutions are free of charge, though financial and in-kind support is welcome. The organization does not generate revenue from sales, licensing, or fees, and does not disclose funding figures. Its two primary customer segments are States/government institutions seeking to establish national atrocity prevention mechanisms and civil society organizations active in prevention and peacebuilding, with academic institutions serving as a secondary segment. Go-to-market is community-led: engagement happens through direct outreach by the Chair and Steering Group, peer-to-peer dialogue at Global Meetings, regional capacity-building workshops, and bilateral meetings with member States, with the Support Office acting as operational secretariat.

Name

Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC)

Legal name

Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes

Website

https://gaamac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GAAMAC is a State-led network founded in 2013 that convenes States, civil society, and academia to prevent genocide and mass atrocity crimes through biennial Global Meetings, two Regional Working Groups (Africa and Asia Pacific), and a public resource library of 648+ materials.

Ownership category

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Product category

Atrocity Prevention and Peacebuilding Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), National Security (928110), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

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Peace, Security & Arms Control Organizations (BPADAAAF)

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Post-Conflict Recovery, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion Programs (BPADAFAL), Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Atrocity prevention services
• International peace building
• Conflict prevention network
• Mass atrocity policy
• Civil society coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Partnership contributions: Partnerships are free, though financial and in-kind support is welcome. The organization relies on voluntary contributions from member States, civil society organizations, and institutional supporters to fund its operations, Global Meetings, Regional Working Groups, and Support Office activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GAAMAC operates as a State-led, horizontal network that brings together States, civil society organizations, and academic institutions to prevent genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing. It delivers its mission through biennial Global Meetings, Regional Working Groups (Africa and Asia Pacific), a Resource Library, training toolkits and manuals, and a Support Office hosted in Accra by the Ghana National Peace Council.

Product overview

GAAMAC is not a software product but rather a State-led network organization. Its core offerings include a Resource Library cataloguing over 600+ prevention-related documents, publications including training toolkits and manuals (such as the 2021 Training Toolkit and 2019 Manual on Best Practices), Global Meetings as biennial forums for knowledge exchange, and two Regional Working Groups (Africa and Asia Pacific) that provide culturally-relevant support to national prevention mechanisms. The organization also maintains an organization index of community members active in atrocity prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Library Digital catalogue indexing over 648 atrocity prevention-related reports, videos, manuals, and podcasts covering early warning, hate speech, gender equality, rule of law, and protection of civilians; freely accessible to the public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 367 people participated in Africa Working Group activities in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Republic of GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Ghana joined the GAAMAC Steering Group in 2023. Ghana has been a target country for activities organized by the Africa Working Group and is recognized as a model of peace and stability in Africa. Ghana established the 'Accra Initiative' to fight insurgents in Sahelian countries.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021UNESCO has been an informal ally of GAAMAC since 2021, cooperating on hate speech, atrocity crime prevention, and genocide education. GAAMAC's Africa Working Group members participated in developing UNESCO's teaching resource on genocide education in Africa.
• African Coordination of Human Rights for the Armed Forces (CADHA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021CADHA joined GAAMAC in 2021. Active in 17 African countries, it has trained and sensitized 21,500 participants including 30 parliamentarians. CADHA has contributed to removing Côte d'Ivoire from the UN 'shame list' of countries whose armies committed wartime sexual violence. Dr. Bakari Sidiki Diaby serves as Chair of the Africa Working Group.
• The United Republic of Tanzania – Ministry of Foreign AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Tanzania co-hosted the meeting that gave birth to GAAMAC in March 2013 and has been a member of its Steering Group since inception. Tanzania was the first ICGLR Member State to establish its National Committee for Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (TNCPG).
• Ghana National Peace CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ghana National Peace Council hosts GAAMAC's Support Office in Accra. Ghana joined the GAAMAC Steering Group in 2023. Dr. George Amoh, Executive Secretary of the Ghana National Peace Council, became GAAMAC Chair in August 2025. Ghana has been a valued supporter since 2018 and is recognized as a model of peace and stability in Africa.
• Global Centre for the Responsibility to ProtectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a Steering Group member. Participated in events including the CERD meeting on racial discrimination and atrocity prevention in May 2025.
• International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICR2P)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a community member working on atrocity prevention alongside States and civil society.
• Asia Justice CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a community member. Published statement to mark the eighth year since the 2017 Rohingya exodus.
• Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Ghana National Peace Council to train government and civil society agents on mass atrocity prevention in July 2022.
• Platform for Social Justice (PSJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAAMAC partner that implemented the first Africa Working Group training on mass atrocity prevention for refugees and district leaders from Congo and South Sudan living in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda in May 2023.
• Rights for PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an Africa Working Group member. Conducted workshop on identity-based violence in North Darfur in August 2024.
• ALTSEAN-BurmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsia Pacific Working Group member that launched the book 'Women's Voices from the Revolution' and promotes women's participation in atrocity prevention and peacebuilding.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities: The Auschwitz Institute is a direct peer focused on training government officials and building national atrocity prevention capacity, operating in a closely adjacent niche to GAAMAC's training toolkit and national-mechanism mandate.
• Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (AP R2P): AP R2P is a direct regional peer operating in the same Asia Pacific geography as GAAMAC's Asia Pacific Working Group, focused on R2P implementation and atrocity prevention — comparable mandate and overlapping constituency.
• International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICR2P): ICR2P is a direct peer coordinating civil society R2P advocacy and is a listed GAAMAC community member, sharing overlapping goals of advancing atrocity prevention through civil society engagement with States.
• International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR): ICGLR is a direct peer — an intergovernmental regional body in Africa with a dedicated Regional Committee for the Prevention of Genocide, overlapping with GAAMAC's Africa Working Group and national-mechanism focus in the same countries.
• Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P): GCR2P is a direct peer — it is listed as a GAAMAC Steering Group member and works on the same R2P/atrocity prevention mandate, convening States, civil society, and academia to advance atrocity prevention norms.

Broad incumbents

• International Crisis Group: International Crisis Group is a broad incumbent working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding worldwide — thematically adjacent to GAAMAC's atrocity prevention focus, with overlapping analysis of risk factors in fragile States.
• Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch is a broad incumbent documenting and advocating against mass atrocities and war crimes — overlapping thematic mandate with GAAMAC's atrocity prevention work, though delivered through a different advocacy-driven model.
• International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): ICRC is a broad incumbent in international humanitarian law and civilian protection — it overlaps with GAAMAC's protection-of-civilians and atrocity prevention work, though its mandate is operationally broader and well-established.
• UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect: The UN Office on Genocide Prevention is a broad incumbent working on the same atrocity prevention mandate at a global multilateral level — comparable mission area but vastly larger institutional resources and reach.

Regional players

• European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR): ECCHR is a regional peer focused on accountability for international crimes through legal action — comparable thematic mandate on atrocity prevention and accountability but operating primarily in the European context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/GAAMAC_org
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTEOf9JgJ_ppmNPj4Y0usxA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gaamac

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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