A/HRC/RES/49/9
Recalling that the Human Rights Council was mandated by the General Assembly to
address situations of violations of human rights, including gross and systematic violations,
and to make recommendations thereon, and that it should also promote the effective
coordination and mainstreaming of human rights in the United Nations system,
Recognizing the important contribution of the United Nations human rights system to
efforts towards preventing situations in which the crime of genocide could be committed,
Reaffirming its full support for the mandate of the Special Adviser to the SecretaryGeneral on the Prevention of Genocide, who acts as, inter alia, an early warning mechanism
to prevent potential situations that could result in genocide,
Taking note of the framework of analysis for atrocity crimes developed by the Office
of the Special Advisers on the Prevention of Genocide and on the Responsibility to Protect
as one of the tools to assess the risk of genocide in any situation, and encouraging Member
States and regional and subregional organizations to use relevant frameworks, as appropriate,
for guidance in their prevention work,
Recalling the presentation of the reports of the Secretary-General submitted to the
Human Rights Council on the implementation of the Five-Point Action Plan2 and the
activities of the Special Adviser,3 as well as the practice of convening interactive dialogues
with the Special Adviser at the sessions of the Council,
Recalling also the 2005 World Summit Outcome,
Acknowledging the important role played by regional and subregional arrangements
in the prevention of genocide and response to situations that may lead to genocide, and taking
note in this respect of the establishment of the Regional Committee for the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and All Forms
of Discrimination by the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and of the
establishment of respective national committees by the member States of the Conference, the
Latin American Network for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, the Genocide Network
of the European Union and other national, regional and international initiatives,
Acknowledging also the successful outcome of the regional forums on the prevention
of genocide – the first, in Buenos Aires, from 10 to 12 December 2008; the second, in Arusha,
from 3 to 5 March 2010; the third, in Bern, from 4 to 6 April 2011; and the fourth, in Phnom
Penh, from 28 February to 1 March 2013 – and noting the first international meeting of Global
Action against Mass Atrocity Crimes, held in San José from 4 to 6 March 2014, the second,
held in Manila from 2 to 4 February 2016, the third, held in Kampala from 23 to 25 May
2018, and the fourth, held online from 15 to 18 November 2021, and acknowledging the
Third Global Forum against the Crime of Genocide, held in Yerevan from 9 to 11 December
2018, dedicated to the prevention of the crime of genocide through education, culture and
museums, and organized with the support of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on
the Prevention of Genocide,
Acknowledging further that victims of and others affected by the crime of genocide as
defined in the Convention call for a form of memorialization, which plays an important role
in the prevention of genocide,
Recalling the report of the Secretary-General on the prevention of genocide on the
implementation of provisions of its resolution 37/26, with a particular focus on activities
aimed at raising awareness of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime
of Genocide and the realization of educational programmes and projects that contribute to
the prevention of genocide,4
Recalling also the summary report of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights on the high-level panel discussion to commemorate the
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E/CN.4/2006/84.
A/HRC/7/37 and A/HRC/10/30.
A/HRC/41/24.