United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282

UN General Assembly
Resolution 78/282
DateMay 23 2024
Meeting no.82nd Plenary
CodeA/78/L.67/Rev.1 (Document)
SubjectInternational Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica
Voting summary
  • 84 voted for
  • 19 voted against
  • 68 abstained
  • 22 absent
ResultAdopted

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 78/282 is a resolution adopted by the seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly on May 23, 2024, designating July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.[1]

The resolution, sponsored by Germany and Rwanda, and co-sponsored by more than 30 other countries, passed with 84 countries voting in favor, 68 abstaining, and 19 voting against.[2][3]

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  2. ^ "UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide | UN News". web.archive.org. May 23, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "UN: Usvojena Rezolucija o genocidu u Srebrenici". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Serbo-Croatian). Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.