GENOCIDE PREVENTION RESOLUTION AT UN
According to the message received from the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, the UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution on "Prevention of ".
Being a result of Armenia's initiatives in the UN, this resolution mainly aims at coordinating the activities of genocide prevention structures and elaborating genocide alerting mechanisms.
The ministerial message also says that during the past 60 years, since the adoption of the Convention on genocide prevention and punishment, the world society has made a considerable progress. Nevertheless the present legislation on genocide prevention and the principles of its implementation lack practical methods. With the newly adopted resolution Armenia suggested organizing an international discussion on this topic, with the participation of UN substructures, civic society representatives and science workers.
The adoption of the Resolution on "Prevention of " in this year was a symbolic event, as it has been already 60 years since the Convention on genocide prevention and punishment was adopted in 1948. By the initiative of the Armenian side, a series of festive events are to be organized by the UN to celebrate the anniversary.
The Resolution was supported by 58 countries, among which were all the EU member-states, as well as Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Norway, etc.
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- 554 The Ecclesiastic Assembly in Dvin condemns the Chalcedonian Creed and irrevocably breaks off its relations with the Byzantine "Universal" Church.
- 1001 The architect Trdat, finished the construction of the Main Church of Ani.
- 1592 Birth of Nahapet Koochak. He was Armenia's first troubadour.
- 1827 The first Armenian voluntary brigade was formed in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1899 Birth of benefactor Calouste Gulbenkian in Constantinople. He was a Petroleum Engineer. He founded the Petroleum Benevolent Union in Turkey. In 1930, he was voted President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union. Calouste Gulbenkian died in July 1955 in Lisbon.
- 1912 Death of Gabriel Soondookyan (playwright) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He was born in 1825.
- 1914 The Armenian History and Archeology Association is created in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1918 Birth of Charles Hrach Papaz, Armenian-American radiophysicist, member of the American Physics and Mathematics Associations and the Electronic Engineers Institute. He is an overseas member of the Armenian National Academy of Science.
- 1921 The first Armenian Art House opened in Tbilissi. It was called after the great writer, Vahan Terian. The president was another great writer, Hovhannes Toomanian.
- 1971 Death of famous actor of the roles of Zimzimov, Iago and Nazar the Brave, Avet Avetisian (Voskanyan).
- 1992 Azeri Turk forces attack Stepanakert from Shooshee, Ghaybalu, Janhasan and Kiosalar. They are defeated and thrown back.
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