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03 December 2024<\/p>\n
Following is UN Secretary\u2011General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u2019 message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, observed on 9\u00a0December:<\/p>\n
Today marks the seventy-sixth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.<\/p>\n
Adopted in the wake of the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust, the Convention is a pledge to the victims and survivors of genocide to ensure that these atrocities never occur again.<\/p>\n
Tragically, in a world plagued by division, mistrust and violence, the dark spectre of genocide is still with us.<\/p>\n
In the name of the victims and survivors of genocide, all Governments must ratify and fully implement the Convention, holding perpetrators to account.<\/p>\n
We must strengthen the tools of prevention, including education and countering mis- and disinformation that can fuel hate speech and genocidal intent and action.<\/p>\n
We must respect and implement decisions of the International Court of Justice on the application of the Convention.<\/p>\n
And we must do everything possible to identify early warning signs and sound the alarm.<\/p>\n
The best way to honour the victims and survivors of genocide is to ramp up action to prevent this atrocious crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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