A/HRC/RES/49/9 including in places where crimes or atrocities have been committed, works of art or places of worship that constitute the cultural or spiritual heritage of peoples in the context of genocide prevention; 25. Urges States to preserve archives, oral histories and other forms of evidence concerning genocide and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law to facilitate the sharing and dissemination of knowledge and the investigation of such violations, and to provide victims with access to an effective remedy, in accordance with international law; 26. Encourages States to make use of appropriate international and regional forums to address the issue of prevention of genocide, including, inter alia, the annual meetings of regional and thematic organizations and their related human rights machinery dedicated to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; 27. Invites Member States and regional and subregional organizations to look at examples of best practices for the prevention of genocide developed in other regions, where appropriate, taking into account their specific regional and national circumstances, with the aim of exchanging experiences and good practices in order to strengthen prevention measures, including early warning mechanisms and forms of cooperation; 28. Encourages Governments, in cooperation with international and regional organizations and civil society, while promoting human rights education activities, to continue to disseminate knowledge of the principles of the Convention, paying particular attention to the principles of prevention; 29. Emphasizes the important role that education, including human rights education and training, can play in genocide prevention, and encourages Governments to promote, as appropriate, educational programmes and projects that contribute to the prevention of genocide; 30. Notes the provision of training and technical assistance to Member States by the United Nations to strengthen early warning mechanisms for the prevention of genocide, and other prevention capacities, and encourages Member States to consider requesting such assistance, if required; 31. Invites States as a preventive measure to provide appropriate ways, which may include the establishment of national days of remembrance of victims of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, that will ensure that such horrendous crimes are never forgotten and will provide an opportunity for everyone to learn lessons from the past and to create a safer future; 32. Urges States to continue efforts aimed at the memorialization and remembrance of past genocides as a way to prevent them by educating society; 33. Invites States to contribute to the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal target 4.7 through teaching and learning about, inter alia, past instances and the consequences of genocide; 34. Recalls the adoption by consensus of General Assembly resolution 69/323 on 11 September 2015, in which the Assembly proclaimed 9 December as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime; 35. Invites Member States and regional and subregional organizations to observe the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of This Crime with public events that can memorialize and educate, and thereby contribute to preventing the recurrence of genocide and other mass atrocities; 36. Welcomes the role that Member States and international organizations, particularly the United Nations Organization, have played in commemorating past instances of genocide by establishing and observing official days of remembrance; 7