International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica 2025 Observed on 11 July.

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The International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica was observed globally on 11 July 2025, marking the 30th anniversary of the mass atrocity.


      - The day honors the memory of over 8,300 Bosnian Muslim (Bosniak) men and boys who were systematically killed by the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian War (1992–1995) in and around Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) In May 2024, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/RES/78/282, officially designating 11 July as the annual International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica to honor victims and promote genocide awareness.

      (ii) The resolution was introduced by Germany and Rwanda and was supported by over 40 countries as co-sponsors, aiming to strengthen global remembrance efforts and preventive action against mass atrocities.

(iii) The first official observance of the International Day took place on 11 July 2024, establishing it as a yearly commemoration under the United Nations to ensure historical accountability and global solidarity with the victims and survivors.

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