High-level meeting on the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime - General Assembly, 80th session

High-level meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 03:09:04
• Production Date: 9 December 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Subject Topical: GENOCIDE; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; GENOCIDE PREVENTION
• MAMS Id: 3513349
• Parent Id: 3512008
• Alternate Title: MTG GA 80 SESSION 10 ANNIV INTL DAY GENOCIDE PREVENTION 09 DEC 2025 AM

Description

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime, and in September of 2025 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Resolution A/RES/79/328 expressing concern that, despite the efforts of the international community, many thousands of innocent human beings continue to be victims of genocide. The Resolution reiterated the responsibility of each individual State to protect its populations from genocide, which entails the prevention of such a crime, including incitement to it, through appropriate and necessary means, and that fighting impunity for the crime of genocide is an important factor in its prevention. In this regard, the Resolution requested the President of the General Assembly to convene a full-day high-level meeting to mark the tenth anniversary of the International Day to galvanize accelerated efforts on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.

Statements delivered:

• President of the General Assembly
• European Union and its member States
• Canada, Australia and New Zealand (CANZ)
• Armenia (VM)
• European Union (on behalf of the EU and its member States)
• New Zealand (on behalf of CANZ)
• Germany
• India
• Rwanda
• Malaysia
• France
• Brazil
• Azerbaijan
• Egypt
• Cuba
• Israel
• Poland
• Gambia
• United Kingdom
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tunisia
• Timor-Leste
• Iran (Islamic Republic of)
• Slovenia
• Cambodia
• China
• Türkiye
• Saudi Arabia
• Argentina
• Portugal
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
• Namibia
• South Africa
• Switzerland
• Sudan
• Ukraine
• State of Palestine
• Uruguay
• Kuwait
• Lithuania
• Japan
• Russian Federation

Related Sites and Documents

Letter from the PGA

International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime

A/RES/79/328