; (B) enhancing cooperation and understanding among ethnic and religious groups, communities, and factions; (C) working with the international community to ensure shared responsibility by enhancing multilateral and regional mechanisms that seek to prevent genocide and other atrocity crimes; (D) promoting effective accountability mechanisms to deter individuals and entities that may incite or commit genocide or other atrocity crimes; and (E) implementing policies that hold accountable individuals and entities that incite or commit genocide or other atrocity crimes. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Atrocity crimes; mass atrocities The terms atrocity crimes and mass atrocities mean large scale and deliberate acts of violence against civilians and include genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. (2) Genocide The term genocide has the meaning given the term in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. (3) Peacebuilding The term peacebuilding means nonviolent activities designed to prevent conflict through— (A) addressing root causes of violence; (B) promoting sustainable peace; (C) delegitimizing violence as a dispute resolution strategy; (D) building capacity within society to peacefully manage disputes, including the capacity of governments to address citizen grievances; and (E) reducing vulnerability to triggers that may spark violence. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. (5) War crime The term war crime has the meaning given the term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code. 4. Statement of policy regarding genocide and other atrocity crimes prevention It is the policy of the United States— (1) to regard the prevention of genocide and other atrocity crimes as a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility; (2) to mitigate threats to United States security by addressing the root causes of insecurity and violent conflict to prevent— (A) the mass slaughter of civilians