{"disclaimer":"Automatically generated transcript — may contain errors. Not an official United Nations record.","video":{"id":"k1c/k1cv9cg839","kaltura_id":"1_cv9cg839","title":"International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime","clean_title":"International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime","url":"https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1c/k1cv9cg839","date":"2024-12-09T00:00:00.000Z","scheduled_time":"2024-12-09T16:00:00.000Z","status":"finished","duration":"06:09:19","category":"High-level Events","body":null,"event_code":null,"event_type":null,"session_number":null,"pv_symbol":null,"pv_part":null,"slug":"asset/k1c/k1cv9cg839"},"metadata":{"summary":"The Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide hosts a high-level commemoration of the International Day, honoring genocide victims and marking the anniversary of the Genocide Convention.","description":"This year's event will take place in between two landmark commemorations. In April 2024, Rwanda marked 30 years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. In July 2025, Bosnia and Herzegovina will mark 30 years since the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. Thus, the event will be dedicated to the role commemoration and memorialization efforts not only to honor the victims and survivors of genocide, but also as effective mechanisms for the prevention of future genocides. It will focus on the experiences of Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina to explore the ways in which commemoration and memory of past genocides serve as an essential component of prevention. Commemoration and memorialization initiatives are inextricably linked to the two obligations set forth by the Genocide Convention, namely, the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. By promoting truth-telling and healing, fostering a culture of peace education, social cohesion and respect for diversity, keeping a record of the past and collecting testimonies of victims and survivors, establishing and maintaining archives, and contributing to reducing instances of genocide denial and glorification of war criminals, such efforts significantly contribute to the implementation of these two key obligations. The need to invest in genocide prevention, as envisaged by the Genocide Convention drafters 76 years ago remains as relevant as ever.","categories":["Meetings & Events","High-level Events","International Days Commemoration"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":["GENOCIDE","INTERNATIONAL DAYS","GENOCIDE PREVENTION"],"corporate_name":[],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[]},"transcript":null,"message":"No transcript available"}