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FIRST RESOLUTION

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On Armenia’s initiative, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the Resolution on “Prevention of Genocide” in Geneva on March 28. This was the first resolution on prevention of genocide ever adopted in the UN Human Rights system.

The Resolution is the continuation of Armenia’s previous initiative in the UN in the direction of genocide prevention and is aimed at discussing the synchronization of the activity of mechanisms addressing the issue of early prevention, elaboration of the early warning signs, the practical level of genocide prevention.

The adoption of the resolution is characteristic also with regard to the fact that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

This resolution that enjoyed broad support was co-authored by 58 countries, including all the EU member states, Switzerland, Austria, Argentine, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Norway and others.