UN adopted Armenia's resolution on prevention of genocide

PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, March 31 adopted a resolution on Prevention of Genocide, which was initiated by Armenia, the Foreign Ministry reports.

The resolution, traditionally introduced by Armenia and assessing current threats and challenges, outlines the steps to be taken jointly by the UN member states towards prevention of the calamity of genocide, its recognition, restoration of justice, compensation, punishment and ensuring the accountability of the genocide perpetrators.

The Resolution is widely supported, as evidenced by its co-sponsorship of countries representing all five regional groups.

It raises such issues as undertaking steps for conflict risk assessments, their prevention, the abuse of new technologies, including the threats of disseminating disinformation through social media, and reiterates the need for ensuring universal ratification of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG),

The Resolution proposes to organize a conference within the UN framework, which will be dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Convention. It is planned to discuss the inadmissibility of using social media as a tool of hatred.

On April 24, 1915, a large group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, 2022, Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the 107th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.