International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide 2023 - December 09
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United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide with the resolution dated 9 December 1948.
The 1948 Genocide Convention codified for the first time the crime of genocide in international law.
To date, 153 states have ratified the Convention.
The theme of this year is “A Living Force in World Society: The Legacy of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide”.