International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda

A/RES/74/273View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 64b Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa, published in 2020.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

6 reports · 2021–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	A/81/298	Outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/273
2025	A/80/291	Outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/273
2024	A/79/265	Outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/273
2023	A/78/291	Outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/273
2022	A/77/316	Outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/74/273

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Genocide International Days Rwanda

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms 7 April as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda;

Encourages all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other relevant international organizations, as well as civil society organizations, to observe the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, including special observances and activities in memory of the victims of the genocide;

Calls upon States to recommit to preventing and fighting against genocide and other serious crimes under international law, and underscores the importance of taking into account lessons learned from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed it were also killed;

Calls upon all States to act in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide2 so as to ensure that there is no repetition of events of the kind that occurred in Rwanda in 1994;

Condemns without reservation any denial of the genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda as a historical event in full or in part, as established by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 2006, rejects any denial of the genocide, and urges Member States to develop educational programmes that will inculcate in future generations the lessons of the genocide in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide;

Condemns any advocacy of hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence, whether it involves the use of print, audiovisual or electronic media, social media or any other means;

Condemns without reservation all manifestations of intolerance, hate speech, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin, religion or belief, wherever they occur;

Welcomes efforts by Member States to investigate and prosecute those accused of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, and calls upon all States to cooperate with the Government of Rwanda to investigate, arrest, prosecute or extradite all remaining fugitives;

Calls upon States that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide to consider doing so as a matter of high priority and, where necessary, to enact national legislation in order to meet their obligations under the Convention;

Requests the Secretary-General to ensure greater collaboration between existing early warning mechanisms for the prevention of genocide and other serious international crimes, in order to help to detect, assess and respond to sources of tension and points of risk or identify vulnerable populations;

Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Government of Rwanda, to encourage the relevant agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system to take appropriate steps to support the efforts of the Government to enhance judicial capacity-building and victim support;

Further requests the Secretary-General to modify the title of the outreach programme to “outreach programme on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the United Nations” and to take measures to mobilize civil society for remembrance and education in the context of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, in order to help to prevent future acts of genocide, and to report annually to the General Assembly on the implementation of the programme.

20 April 2020

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