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STORY: UN / SREBRENICA GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION
TRT: 03:21
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
08 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Various shots, participants standing foa moment of silent reflection, General Assembly
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Courteney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Thirty years ago, the United Nations and the world failed the people of Srebrenica. This collective failure was not an accident of history. It was the result of policies, propaganda, and international indifference.”
4. Wide shot, General Assembly
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Courteney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“After Srebrenica, the world said – once again – “Never Again”. Yet, hate speech is on the rise again – fueling discrimination, extremism, and violence. We see the glorification of war criminals. We see the same dangerous currents that once led to atrocity crimes. We cannot ignore these warning signs.”
6. Wide shot, General Assembly
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Courteney Rattray, Chef de Cabinet of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“I call on every Member State to fulfil their shared responsibility: To uphold the lessons of Srebrenica, to preserve historical truth, and to protect human dignity.”
8. Wide shot, General Assembly
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Denis Bećirović, Member of the Presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
“The adoption of the resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica is an important moment in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe and the United Nations. It is our duty to consistently implement the content of the Resolution as well as to prevent repetition of genocide.”
10. Wide shot, General Assembly
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Denis Bećirović, Member of the Presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
“Bosnia and Herzegovina has a future. I am convinced that with the support of our friends around the world, we can build a modern, democratic and prosperous state. We do not seek revenge. We seek truth and justice.”
12. Wide shot, General Assembly
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Skinner, Officer-In-Charge, Department of Global Communications, United Nations:
“At the UN headquarters, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, we reflect and acknowledge the courage of the women who refuse to forget their loved ones and who campaign tirelessly for justice to be served. We are grateful to have with us representatives of the mothers of Srebrenica and families of victims and survivors. I would ask the mothers kindly to stand so that we can recognize them.”
14. Med shot, Mothers of Srebrenica representative standing
15. Various shots, Musical Performance “Srebrenica Inferno”
The International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica was observed today (08 Jul) with a high-level commemorative event held in New York.
Addressing the General Assembly on behalf of the Secretary-General, Courteney Rattray, UN Chef de Cabinet, said, “Thirty years ago, the United Nations and the world failed the people of Srebrenica. This collective failure was not an accident of history. It was the result of policies, propaganda, and international indifference.”
He also said, “After Srebrenica, the world said – once again – “Never Again”. Yet, hate speech is on the rise again – fueling discrimination, extremism, and violence. We see the glorification of war criminals. We see the same dangerous currents that once led to atrocity crimes. We cannot ignore these warning signs.”
He then called on “every Member State to fulfil their shared responsibility: To uphold the lessons of Srebrenica, to preserve historical truth, and to protect human dignity.”
Also addressing the General Assembly Denis Bećirović, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, said, “The adoption of the resolution on the genocide in Srebrenica is an important moment in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe and the United Nations. It is our duty to consistently implement the content of the Resolution as well as to prevent repetition of genocide.”
He stressed, “Bosnia and Herzegovina has a future. I am convinced that with the support of our friends around the world, we can build a modern, democratic and prosperous state. We do not seek revenge. We seek truth and justice.”
In May 2024, The UN General Assembly, in a resolution sponsored by Germany and Rwanda, designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.
