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Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

A/RES/43/138No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1989.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1986–1993
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/47/108
  • 1993A/RES/47/108Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1991A/RES/45/152Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideCompare with previous version
  • 1990A/RES/44/158Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideCompare with previous version
  • 1989A/RES/43/138Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/42/133Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 topics
GenocideSignatures, Accessions, RatificationsTreaties

What does this mandate say?

4 operative paragraphs
2
Reaffirms the necessity of international cooperation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious crime;
3
Notes with satisfaction that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or have acceded thereto;
4
Expresses its conviction that implementation of the provisions of the Convention by ali States is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide;
5
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.

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