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International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda

A/RES/58/234View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 39b Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, published in 2004.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects
Civil SocietyCommissions of InquiryCrime PreventionGenocideHuman RightsInformation DisseminationInternational DaysInternational OrganizationsRwanda

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs
1
Decides to designate 7 April 2004 as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda;
2
Encourages all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations, as well as civil society organizations, to observe the International Day, including special observances and activities in memory of the victims of the genocide in Rwanda;
3
Encourages all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations to consider promoting 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;3
4
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.

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