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UN resolutions relevant to Genocide prevention

General Assembly Resolutions that mention the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide:

General Assembly Resolutions

  1. A/RES/96(I), 11 December 1946.  Summary: Defines genocide as a denial of the right of existence of entire human groups; affirms that genocide is a crime under international law; invites Member States to enact the necessary legislation for the prevention and punishment of genocide; recommends that international co-operation be organized between States with a view to facilitate the speedy prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide; requests the Economic and Social Council to undertake studies with a view to draft a convention on the crime of genocide to be submitted to the next regular session of the General Assembly
  2. A/RES/260(III)[A], 9 December 1948. 
  3. A/RES/260(III)[B], 9 December 1948. 
  4. A/RES/260(III)[C], 9 December 1948. 
  5. A/RES/368(IV), 3 December 1949.Summary: Requests the secretary-General to dispatch invitations to non-member States that becomes an active member of one or more of the specialized agencies of the United Nations or a Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice to sign or ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as soon as possible.
  6. A/RES/478(V), 16 November 1950.  Summary: Requests the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on reservations to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
  7. A/RES/598(VI), 12 January 1952.  Summary:  Recommends to all States that they be guided in regard to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide by the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice of 28 May 1951.
  8. A/RES/795(VIII), 1954 (adopted at the 455th plenary meeting on 3 November 1953). Summary: Reiterates its appeal to States to accelerate their ratifications of, or accession to, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary measures designed to ensure the widest possible diffusion of the nature, contents and purposes of the Convention.
  9. A/RES/2839(XXVI), 18 December 1971.  Summary: Invites all eligible State which have not yet done so to ratify and to accede to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against humanity as soon as possible. Invites all States Members of the United Nations or members of specialized agencies to review their legislation, in the light of the provisions of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, with a view to determining whether, in the light of their circumstances, further legal measures are required to eradicate for all time the danger of a revival of Nazism, racial intolerance or other ideologies based on terror.
  10. A/RES/40/142, 5 March 1986 (adopted at the 116th plenary meeting on 13 December 1985). Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious scourge; takes note with appreciation of the fact that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-first session a report on the status of the Convention; requests the Commission on Human Rights to consider at its 42nd session the question of promoting the full implementation of the Convention and to submit its observations and proposals thereon, through the Economic and Social Council, to the General Assembly at its 41st session.
  11. A/RES/41/147, 23 February 1987 (adopted at the 97th plenary meeting on 4 December 1986).  Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime; takes note with appreciation of the fact that 96 States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-second session a report on the status of the Convention.
  12. A/RES/41/160, 4 December 1986.  Summary: Condemns all totalitarian or other ideologies and practices, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist ideologies, based on racial, ethnic or other exclusiveness or intolerance, hatred and terror, which deprive people of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and of equality of opportunity, and expresses its determination to combat those ideologies and practices; urges all States to draw attention to the threats to democratic institutions by these ideologies and practices and to consider taking measures to prohibit or otherwise deter activities of groups or organizations or whoever is practicing those ideologies; invites Member States to adopt, in accordance with their national constitutional systems and with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants on Human Rights, as a matter of high priority, measures declaring punishable by law any dissemination of ideas based on racial superiority or hatred and of war propaganda, including Nazi, Fascist and neo-Fascist ideologies; calls upon all States to refrain from practices aimed at the violation of basic human rights; appeals to States to become parties to the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity and the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid.
  13. A/RES/42/133, 10 February 1988 (adopted at the 93rd plenary meeting on 7 December 1987). Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime; notes with satisfaction that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; urges those States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-third session a report on the status of the Convention.
  14. A/RES/43/138, 31 January 1989 (adopted at the 75th plenary meeting on 8 December 1988).  Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime; notes with satisfaction that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; expresses conviction that implementation of the provision of the Convention by all States is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide; urges those States which have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session a report on the status of the Convention.
  15. A/RES/43/90, 8 December 1988.  Summary: Expresses grave concern at mass and flagrant violations of human rights, including those stemming from racism, all forms of racial discrimination and apartheid, and at all violations of human rights that continue to take place in many parts of the world. Urges all States to observe the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration and appeals to those States which have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other legal documents.
  16. A/RES/44/158, 13 March 1990 (adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting on 15 December 1989). Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime; notes with satisfaction that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; expresses its conviction that implementation of the provisions of the Convention by all States is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide; urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session a report on the status of the Convention.
  17. A/RES/45/152, 6 March 1991 (adopted at the 69th plenary meeting on 18 December 1990).  Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; reaffirms the necessity of international cooperation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime; notes with satisfaction that more than 100 States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; urges those States which have not yet become parties to the convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay; invites the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its forty-seventh session a report on the status of the Convention.
  18. A/RES/47/108, 5 April 1993. Summary: Strongly condemns the crime of genocide; notes with satisfaction that more than one hundred State have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto; urges those States which have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention and to ratify it or accede to it without further delay.
  19. A/RES/47/147, 26 April 1993.  Summary: Guided by the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other documents, expresses its grave concern at the Special Rapporteur's detailed reports of violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and at his conclusion that most of the territory of the former Yugoslavia, in particular Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the scene of massive and systematic violations of human rights and grave violations of humanitarian law; condemns in the strongest possible terms the abhorrent practice of "ethnic cleansing" and its specific violations which include killings, torture, beatings, rape, detention, disappearances, destruction of houses, and other acts aimed at forcing individuals to leave their homes; demands that all parties involved in the former Yugoslavia, and especially those most responsible, cease these violations immediately, and take appropriate steps to apprehend and punish those who are guilty; demands an immediate end to the practice of "ethnic cleansing"; demands that the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Special Rapporteur, and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe missions be granted immediate access to all places of detention within the territory of the former Yugoslavia; calls upon all UN bodies, including UNPROFOR and the specialized agencies to provide the Special Rapporteur with all information in their possession on the situation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia; requests the Secretary-General to make all necessary resources available for the Special Rapporteur to carry out his mandate.
  20. A/RES/50/192, 22 December 1995.  Summary: Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other documents, strongly condemns the abhorrent practice of rape and abuse of women and children in the areas of armed conflict in the former Yugoslavia, which constitutes a war crime; reminds all States of their obligation to cooperate with the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 and also with the Office of the Prosecutor in the investigation and prosecution of persons accused of using rape as a weapon of war; urges all States and relevant organizations to continue to give serious consideration to the recommendations in the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia, in particular the recommendation concerning provision of necessary medical and psychological care to victims of rape within the framework of programmes to rehabilitate women and children traumatized by war, as well as the provision of protection, counselling and support to victims and witnesses. 
  21. A/RES/50/200, 22 December 1995.  Summary: Expresses its deep concern at the intense suffering of the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity, recognizes the ongoing suffering of their survivors, particularly the extremely high number of traumatized children and women victims of rape and sexual violence, and urges the international community to provide adequate assistance to them; calls upon the Government of Rwanda to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of all personnel attached to UNAMIR, UN agencies and humanitarian organizations and other international staff operating in the country; urges all States to exert, without delay, every effort to bring those responsible to justice in accordance with international principles of due process, and to honor their obligations under international law in this regard, particularly under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; urges Governments in the region to take measures to prevent their territory from being used to pursue a strategy of destabilization of Rwanda, and, in this regard, urges all States concerned to cooperate fully with the International Commission of Inquiry on arms flows in the Great Lakes region.
  22. A/RES/51/115, 7 March 1997.  Summary: Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other documents, reaffirms that rape in the conduct of armed conflict constitutes a war crime and that under certain circumstances it constitutes a crime against humanity and an act of genocide as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and calls upon States to take all measures required for the protection of women and children from such acts and to strengthen mechanisms to investigate and punish all those responsible and bring the perpetrators to justice; reminds all States of their obligation to cooperate with the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 in the investigation and prosecution of persons accused of using rape as a weapon of war; urges all States and relevant organizations to continue to give serious consideration to the recommendations in the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia, in particular the recommendations concerning provision for the continuation of necessary medical and psychological care to victims of rape within the framework of programmes to rehabilitate women and children traumatized by war, as well as the provision of protection, counselling and support to victims and witnesses; encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to pay particular attention to this question, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  23. A/RES/53/43, 22 January 1999 (adopted at the 77th plenary meeting on 2 December 1998).  Summary: Reaffirms the significance of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide as an effective international instrument for the punishment of the crime of genocide; calls upon all States to increase and intensify their activities aimed at the full implementation of the provisions of the Convention; invites Governments and the international community to continue to review and assess the progress made in the implementation of the Convention since its adoption, and to identify obstacles and the way in which they can be overcome, both through measures on the national level and through enhanced international cooperation; invites Governments, the Secretariat, relevant organs and agencies of the UN system within their respective mandates, other international organizations and non-governmental organizations to disseminate the Convention widely together with other international instruments in the field of human rights, with a view to ensuring its universality and full and comprehensive implementation
  24. A/RES/57/228B, 22 May 2003.  Summary: Determines that the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia for the Prosecution of Crime Committed during the Period of Democratic Kampuchea shall be the crime of genocide as defined in the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, crimes against humanity as defined in the 1998 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and grave breaches of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and such other crimes as defined in Chapter II of the Law on the Establishment of the Extraordinary Chambers as promulgated on 10 August 2001.
  25. A/RES/58/234, 23 February 2004. Summary: Recalling General Assembly Resolution 260 A(III) of 9 December 1948, by which it adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, as well as General Assembly Resolution 53/43 of 2 December 1998, entitled ¡°Fiftieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide¡±, and other resolutions relevant to the issue of genocide, decides to designate 7 April 2004 as the International Days of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda. Calls upon all States to act in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide so as to ensure that there is no repetition of events of the kind that occurred in Rwanda in 1994.
  26. A/RES/59/197, 10 March 2005.  Summary: Notes with grave concern that situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may, under certain circumstances, result in genocide or crimes against humanity, as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other relevant international instruments. Urges the Special Rapporteur to continue, within his mandate, to bring to the attention of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, as appropriate, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are of particularly serious concern or in which early action might prevent further deterioration.
  27. A/RES/60/7, 21 November 2005.  Summary: Recalls the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide,  which was adopted in order to avoid repetition of genocides such as those committed by the Nazi regime; Urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the Holocaust in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide, and in this context commends the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research; Requests the Secretary-General to establish a programme of outreach on the subject of the ¡°Holocaust and the United Nations¡± as well as measures to mobilize civil society for Holocaust remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; to report to the General Assembly on the establishment of this programme within six months from the date of the adoption of the present resolution; and to report thereafter on the implementation of the programme at its sixty-third session.
  28. A/RES/69/323, 29 September 2015.  Summary: Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, proclaims 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; reaffirms the significance of the Genocide Convention as an effective international instrument for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide, encourages all Member and observer States, all organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe the International Day in order to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention.
  29. A/RES/73/290, 22 April 2019.  Summary:  Welcomes the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Paris Principles, the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 8 commonly referred to as the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 9 and the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, observed in December 2018, and notes in this regard the contributions of francophone countries and the International Organization of la Francophonie to the high-level commemorative events held within or in cooperation with the United Nations, including the seventieth anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949; Welcomes the importance given by the States members of the International Organization of la Francophonie to cooperating in the area of international criminal justice, and their efforts to prevent the crime of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and to combat impunity for the perpetrators of such crimes, and in this connection stresses the importance of facilitating the development of mutual legal assistance between States in order to investigate and prosecute the most serious crimes.
  30. A/RES/74/273, 21 April 2020.  Summary: Reaffirms 7 April as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda; Calls upon all States to act in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide so as to ensure that there is no repetition of events of the kind that occurred in Rwanda in 1994; Condemns without reservation any denial of the genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda as a historical event in full or in part, as established by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2006, rejects any denial of the genocide, and urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate in future generations the lessons of the genocide in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; Condemns any advocacy of hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, whether it involves the use of print, audiovisual or electronic media, social media or any other means; Condemns without reservation all manifestations of intolerance, hate speech, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin, religion or belief, wherever they occur; Welcomes efforts by Member States to investigate and prosecute those accused of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, and calls upon all States to cooperate with the Government of Rwanda to investigate, arrest, prosecute or extradite all remaining fugitives; Calls upon States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to consider doing so as a matter of high priority and, where necessary, to enact national legislation in order to meet their obligations under the Convention.
  31. A/RES/76/250, 25 January 2022.  Summary: Recalls further the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which was adopted in order to avoid repetition of genocides such as those committed by the Nazi regime; Urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the Holocaust in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide, and in this context commends the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance; Requests the United Nations outreach programme on the Holocaust as well as all relevant United Nations specialized agencies to continue to develop and implement programmes aimed at countering Holocaust denial and distortion, and to advance measures to mobilize civil society, and invites all relevant stakeholders, including States, parliaments, the private sector and academia to educate their societies truthfully about the facts of the Holocaust and the importance of its lessons as a countermeasure against Holocaust denial and distortion, in order to prevent future acts of genocide.
  32. A/78/L.67/Rev.1, 20 May 2024.  . Summary: Decides to designate 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, to be observed annually; Condemns without reservation any denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical event, and urges Member States to preserve the established facts, including through their educational systems by developing appropriate programmes, also in remembrance, towards preventing denial and distortion, and occurrence of genocides in the future; Condemns without reservation actions that glorify those convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide by international courts, including those responsible for the Srebrenica genocide; Emphasizes the importance of completing the process of finding and identifying the remaining victims of the Srebrenica genocide and according them dignified burials, and calls for the continued prosecution of those perpetrators of the Srebrenica genocide who have yet to face justice; Urges all States to fully adhere to their obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, as applicable, and customary international law on the prevention and punishment of genocide, with due regard to relevant decisions of the International Court of Justice; Requests the Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme entitled ¡°The Srebrenica Genocide and the United Nations¡±, starting its activities with preparations for the thirtieth anniversary in 2025, and also requests the Secretary-general to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance.

General Assembly Resolutions that mention genocide:

  1. A/RES/53/213, 10 February 1999.  Summary: Decides that the 5 Professional and 8 General Service posts in The Hague currently funded against the budget of the International Tribunal for Rwanda should be transferred from the staffing table and the related financial provisions of the International Tribunal for Rwanda to the staffing table and the budget of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, effective 1 Jan. 1999, resulting in a reduction of US$666,900 gross in the overall requirements for the International Tribunal for Rwanda in 1999; also decides to revise the level of appropriation to the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda to $52,297,900 gross for the period from 1 Jan.-31 Dec. 1998; further decides to appropriate to the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda a total amount of $75,260,600 gross for the period from 1 Jan.-31 Dec. 1999, which also includes provisions for the revised emoluments and other conditions of service, including the pension entitlement, for members of the International Tribunal for Rwanda; decides that the financing of the appropriation for the period from 1 Jan.-31 Dec. 1999 under the Special Account for the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall take into account the reduction of $4,340,700 gross in the initial appropriation for 1998 and the unencumbered balance of $6,716,000 gross as of 31 Dec. 1997, both of which shall be set off against the aggregate amount of the appropriation; also decides to apportion the amount of $32,101,950 gross among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of UN for the year 1999.
  2. A/RES/54/240A, 26 January 2000.  Summary: Approves the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the note of the Secretary-General on conditions of service for the judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia concerning the establishment of a lump-sum payment for survivors of the judges; also approves the budgetary recommendations of the Advisory Committee as contained in paragraph 71 of its report, subject to the provisions of the present resolution; decides to appropriate, on a provisional basis, subject to further review at its resumed 54th session, to the Special Account for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda a total amount of US$86,154,900 gross for the year 2000; decides also that the financing of the appropriation for the year 2000 under the Special Account shall take into account the amount of $2 million gross; decides further to apportion the amount of $42,077,450 dollars gross among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of the UN for the year 2000; decides to apportion the amount of $42,077,450 gross among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to peacekeeping operations for the year 2000; decides also that their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of the estimated staff assessment income of $7,800,700 approved for the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the year 2000.
  3. A/RES/54/240B, 21 July 2000.  Summary: Endorses the observations and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (A/54/874); requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its 55th session, in the context of the budget of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for 2001, reflecting the views of all organs of the Tribunal, on actions taken or to be taken to improve the functioning of the Tribunal, including in respect of the recommendations of the Expert Group that remain under review, to the extent that they can be implemented; confirms the appropriation that was approved on a provisional basis in its resolution 54/240 A
  4. A/RES/59/137, 17 February 2005.  Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to continue to work with the Government of Rwanda in developing and implementing programmes aimed at supporting vulnerable groups that continue to suffer from the effects of the 1994 genocide, in alleviating poverty, disease and suffering and in promoting development in Rwanda; Encourages all Member States to seriously consider promoting the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the independent inquiry into the actions of the United Nations during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,2 and also encourages all Member States to provide assistance to genocide survivors and other vulnerable groups in Rwanda in support of the present resolution; Expresses its appreciation for development assistance and support for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Rwanda after the 1994 genocide, and calls upon Member States to continue to support the development of Rwanda, inter alia, through programmes under the poverty reduction strategy; Requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical situation of the survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence, to take all necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of the present resolution, and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session.
  5. A/RES/59/197, 10 March 2005.  Summary:  Notes with grave concern that situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may, under certain circumstances, result in genocide or crimes against humanity, as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and other relevant international instruments; Urges the Special Rapporteur to continue, within his mandate, to bring to the attention of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, as appropriate, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are of particularly serious concern or in which early action might prevent further deterioration.
  6. A/RES/60/1, 24 October 2005. 2005 World Summit Outcome. Summary: Recognizes the primary responsibility of States to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. Acknowledges the responsibility of the international community to assist States to help protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity; fully supports the mission of the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide.
  7. A/RES/60/240, 15 February 2006.  Summary: Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions; resolves that, for the biennium 2004-2005, the amount of US$255,909,500 gross approved in its resolution 59/273 for the budget of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda shall be adjusted by the amount of $3,307,300 gross for a total amount of $252,602,200 gross.
  8. A/RES/61/173, 1 March 2007.  Summary: Acknowledges that extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may under certain circumstances amount to genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as defined in international law, including in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Acknowledges the important role of the Special Rapporteur in identifying cases where extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions could amount to genocide and crimes against humanity or war crimes, and urges him to collaborate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, as appropriate, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, in addressing situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are of particularly serious concern or in which early action might prevent further deterioration.
  9. A/RES/60/225, 22 March 2006.  Summary: Encourages all Member States to provide assistance to genocide survivors and other vulnerable groups in Rwanda in support of the present resolution; urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate future generations with the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; requests the Secretary-General to establish a programme of outreach entitled "The Rwanda Genocide and the UN"; requests the General Committee to consider including in the provisional agenda of the General Assembly at its 62nd session an additional item entitled "Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence".
  10. A/RES/61/255, 22 March 2007.  Summary: Noting that all people and States have a vital stake in a world free of genocide, condemns without any reservation any denial of the Holocaust; urges all Member States unreservedly to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, or any activity to this end.
  11. A/RES/62/96, 1 February 2008.  Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the UN system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously, inter alia, by providing assistance in the areas of education for orphans, medical care and treatment for victims of sexual violence, including HIV-positive victims, trauma and psychological counselling, and skills training and microcredit programmes aimed at promoting self-sufficiency and alleviating poverty; also requests the Secretary-General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled "The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations" aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; notes the importance of residual issues including witness protection and victim support, the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and judicial issues and capacity-building for the Rwandan judiciary, and underlines the need for increased and sustained attention to these issues.
  12. A/RES/63/182, 16 March 2009.  Summary: Acknowledges thatextrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may under certain circumstances amount to genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as defined in international law, including in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and recalls in this regard that each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from such crimes as set out in General Assembly resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005. Acknowledges the important role of the Special Rapporteur in identifying cases where extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions could amount to genocide and crimes against humanity or war crimes, and urges him to collaborate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, as appropriate, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, in addressing situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are of particularly serious concern or in which early action might prevent further deterioration.
  13. A/RES/64/226, 2 March 2010.  Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the UN system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously; requests the Secretary-General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled "The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations" aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Rwanda, to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the UN system to take appropriate steps to support, in particular, efforts to enhance judicial capacity-building and victim support in Rwanda; requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical situation of the survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda completion strategy, to take all necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly, at its 66th sess., with concrete recommendations on support for survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
  14. A/RES/65/208, 30 March 2011.  Summary: Acknowledges that extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions may under certain circumstances amount to genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes, as defined in international law, including in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and recalls in this regard that each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from such crimes as set out in General Assembly resolutions 60/1 of 16 September 2005 and 63/308 of 14 September 2009. Acknowledges the important role of the Special Rapporteur in identifying cases where extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions  could amount to genocide and crimes against humanity or war crimes, and urges the Special Rapporteur to collaborate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and, as appropriate, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide in addressing situations of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are of particularly serious concern or in which early action might prevent further deterioration.
  15. A/RES/66/228, 15 March 2012.  Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously, inter alia, by providing assistance in the areas of education for orphans, medical care and treatment for victims of sexual violence, including HIV-positive victims, trauma and psychological counselling, and skills training and microcredit programmes aimed at promoting self-sufficiency and alleviating poverty; Requests the Secretary-General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled ¡°The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations¡± aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; Also requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical situation of the survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda completion strategy, to continue to take all necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of the present resolution and to report thereon to the General Assembly, at its sixty-eighth session, with concrete recommendations for appropriate solutions to the remaining needs of survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994; Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-eighth session the item entitled ¡°Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence¡±.
  16. A/RES/68/129, 25 February 2014.   Summary: Requests the Secretary-General to continue to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to implement resolution 59/137 expeditiously, inter alia, by providing assistance in the areas of education for orphans, medical care and treatment for victims of sexual violence, including HIV-positive victims, trauma and psychological counselling, and skills training and microcredit programmes aimed at promoting self-sufficiency and alleviating poverty; Requests the Secretary-General to continue the activities of the programme of outreach entitled ¡°The Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations¡± aimed at Rwanda genocide victim remembrance and education, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide; Also requests the Secretary-General, in view of the critical situation of the survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda completion strategy, to continue to take all necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of the present resolution and to submit a report thereon to the General Assembly, at its seventieth session, with concrete recommendations for appropriate solutions to the remaining needs of survivors of the Rwandan genocide of 1994; Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventieth session the item entitled ¡°Assistance to survivors of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly orphans, widows and victims of sexual violence¡±.
  17. A/RES/74/176, 23 January 2020.  Summary: Recognizes the important role of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons in fostering coordination and cooperation in the global fight against trafficking in persons, within the existing mandates of its members and partners and mentions the Office on Genocide prevention and the Responsibility to Protect in the footnote as a member of the Coordination Group, along with the other members.
  18. A/RES/76/186, 11 January 2022.  Summary: Recognizes the important role of the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons in fostering coordination and cooperation in the global fight against trafficking in persons, within the existing mandates of its members and partners and mentions the Office on Genocide prevention and the Responsibility to Protect in the footnote as a member of the Coordination Group, along with the other members.

Human Rights Council Resolutions

  • Human Rights Commission Resolution 2005/62 on the Genocide Convention: 
  • Human Rights Council Resolutions , , , , ,  and