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expressions of hate speech targeting persons belonging to national, ethnic, racial or
religious groups, especially if they are uttered in the context of an actual or potential
outbreak of violence;
15.
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;
16.
Invites Member States and regional and subregional organizations to look at
the examples of best practices of prevention of genocide developed in other regions, as
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;
17.
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;
18.
Emphasizes the important role that education, including human rights
education, can play in genocide prevention, and further encourages Governments to
promote, as appropriate, educational programmes and projects that contribute to the
prevention of genocide;
19.
Takes note of the provision of training and technical assistance to Member
States by the United Nations to strengthen early warning mechanisms for the prevention of
genocide, as well as other prevention capacities, and encourages Member States to consider
requesting such assistance, if required;
20.
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, which will ensure that such horrendous crimes are
never forgotten and provide an opportunity for everyone to learn lessons from the past and
create a safer future;
21.
Requests the High Commissioner to organize, from within existing resources,
a high-level panel discussion dedicated to the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on
the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide during its twenty-fifth session,
with the participation of Member States, relevant United Nations bodies, agencies and other
relevant stakeholders, and also requests the Office of High Commissioner to prepare and
submit a summary report on the panel discussion;
22.
Invites the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of
Genocide to an interactive dialogue dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the creation of the
mandate of the Special Adviser at its twenty-fifth session;
23.
Decides to continue its consideration of this issue in accordance with its
programme of work.
49th meeting
22 March 2013
[Adopted without a vote.]
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