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Dates of Genocide Prevention Day
2026 United Nations Wednesday, December 9thGenocide Prevention Day
2025 United Nations Tuesday, December 9thGenocide Prevention Day
2024 United Nations Monday, December 9thGenocide Prevention Day
2023 United Nations Saturday, December 9thGenocide Prevention Day
2022 United Nations Friday, December 9thGenocide Prevention Day
Summary
A day to raise awareness of the Genocide Convention and its role in combating and preventing the crime of genocide, as defined in the Convention, and to commemorate and honour its victims.

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime.

December 9th is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”).

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