International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide observed

On 9 December 2015 International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime was observed globally.

• The 9th of December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide(the “Genocide Convention”).
• In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established 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.
• The resolution was initiated by Armenia.