All You Need To Know About International Day Of Commemoration And Dignity Of The Victims Of The Crime Of Genocide And Of The Prevention Of This Crime
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All You Need To Know About International Day Of Commemoration And Dignity Of The Victims Of The Crime Of Genocide And Of The Prevention Of This Crime

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND OF THE PREVENTION OF THIS CRIME: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime is commemorated on December 9 of every year around the world. Here is all you need to know about this day: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND OF THE PREVENTION OF THIS CRIME: HISTORY Genocide is considered one of the greatest crimes and evils perpetrated by man against man in history. The United Nations General Assembly with a resolution in 2015 adopted December 9 as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION AND DIGNITY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE AND OF THE PREVENTION OF THIS CRIME: SIGNIFICANCE This day is commemorated to memorialize the victims of genocide.

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