International Day for the Prevention of Genocide and Remembrance of its Victims is observed every year on 9 December.

International Day for the Prevention of Genocide and Remembrance of its Victims is observed every year on 9 December.

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 11 2023

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International Day for the Prevention of Genocide and Remembrance of its Victims is observed annually on 9 December.
The day aims to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and combat the crime of genocide.
It is defined in the Convention, and is intended to commemorate and honor its victims.
Celebration of this day was announced by the United Nations General Assembly in the year 3015.
The Genocide Convention of 1948 was the first time the crime of genocide was codified in international law.
This day is celebrated in the memory of this law.
This law confirms that genocide is a crime under international law.

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