International Day of Commemoration for Victims of Genocide

High-level of the 77th International Day of Commemoration and Genocide Convention on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime. Related Sites and Documents:  Letter from the PGA  & International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime High-level meeting on the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime - General Assembly, 80th session. Live General Assembly

  Statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on behalf the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime 2025; December 9th. Genocide is an abomination. It is a horrendous crime. And it is the solemn duty of all States to prevent and punish it. This is the pledge the world made with the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide – a pledge to ensure that no group risks eradication due to their nationality, ethnicity, race or religion. We promised ‘never again’. Yet that vow is perilously close to being broken in too many places. Violent conflicts, lack of accountability, and digital technologies that amplify hate and misinformation all make it easier for the spectre of genocide to rear its head. States bear the primary obligation for preventing and punishing genocide, and I call on governments that have not yet done so to accede to the Convention. I als...

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime , and in September of 2025 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Resolution A/RES/79/328 expressing concern that, despite the efforts of the international community, many thousands of innocent human beings continue to be victims of genocide. The Resolution reiterated the responsibility of each individual State to protect its populations from genocide, which entails the prevention of such a crime, including incitement to it, through appropriate and necessary means, and that fighting impunity for the crime of genocide is an important factor in its prevention. In this regard, the Resolution requested the President of the General Assembly to convene a full-day high-level meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the International Day to galvanize accelerated efforts on the prevention and punishment of the crime of...

The full day high-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly event will be held in person, starting at 10am EST. It will be livestreamed on UN WebTV , featuring remarks by the President of the General Assembly , the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide , and statements by Member States.

  Excellency, Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 79/328, I have the honour to inform you that I will convene a high-level meeting of the General Assembly to mark the Tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, at 10 a.m. in the General Assembly Hall. The high-level meeting will provide an opportunity to galvanize accelerated efforts on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide and will consist of an opening segment, which will feature an address by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, and a plenary segment. The programme of the meeting will be circulated in due course. Delegations wishing to deliver statements at the plenary segment are invited to inscribe in the list of speakers through e-deleGATE portal, which will open on Thursday, 13 November 2025 at 10 a.m. The time limits for statements wi...

High-level of the 77th International Day of Commemoration and Genocide Convention on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime. Related Sites and Documents:  Letter from the PGA  & International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime High-level meeting on the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime - General Assembly, 80th session Live General Assembly Prevention of This Crime

Ahead of the 10th anniversary marking of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of Victims of Crime of Genocide and Prevention of this Crime , the Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect and the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations are hosting a side-event on early warning and early action for genocide prevention.