Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.
| Publisher | UN Commission on Human Rights |
| Author | UN Commission on Human Rights (42nd sess. : 1986 : Geneva) |
| Publication Date | 10 March 1986 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | E/CN.4/RES/1986/18 |
| Reference | 42 |
| Cite as | UN Commission on Human Rights, Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide., 10 March 1986, E/CN.4/RES/1986/18, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f05f70.html [accessed 6 June 2023] |
1986/18. Status of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide[1]66
The Commission on Human Rights, Recalling General Assembly resolution 40/142 of 13 December 1985, Mindful of the fact that the year 1986 marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Reaffirming its conviction that genocide is a crime under international law, contrary to the spirit and aims of the United Nations, Expressing its conviction that strict observance of the provisions of the Convention by all States is necessary for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide,1. Strongly condemns once again the crime of genocide;
2. Reaffirms the necessity of international co-operation in order to liberate mankind from such an odious scourge;
3. Takes note with appreciation of the fact that many States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide or acceded thereto;
4. Urges those States that have not yet become parties to the Convention to ratify it or accede thereto without further delay.
[1]66 Adopted at the 50th meeting, on 10 March 1986, without a vote. See chap. XVIII, para. 460.
