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UN official welcomes proclamation of International Day to honour victims of genocide

by IBNS 14 Sep 2015, 09:16 pm

New York, Sept 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide has welcomed the resolution adopted by the General Assembly last week proclaiming 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.

“Remembering the events of the past and paying tribute to those who perished should strengthen our resolve to prevent such events from ever happening again,” Adama Dieng said in a press release issued on Monday.

She said, “We have a collective responsibility to prevent genocide – and by commemorating the victims of the crime of genocide, we can dignify them and show that we are not indifferent, that we care about what happened to them and will never forget them.”

Genocide is defined by the UN as a crime that is committed against members of a national, ethnic or religious group solely because they are members of that group.