Appeal to States to accelerate their ratifications of, or accessions to, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and measures designed to ensure the widest possible diffusion of the nature, contents and purposes of the Convention

Publisher UN General Assembly
Author UN General Assembly
Publication Date 3 November 1953
Citation / Document Symbol A/RES/795
Reference Eighth Session
Cite as UN General Assembly, Appeal to States to accelerate their ratifications of, or accessions to, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and measures designed to ensure the widest possible diffusion of the nature, contents and purposes of the Convention, 3 November 1953, A/RES/795, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f0820.html [accessed 17 September 2023]

VIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
795. Appeal to States to accelerate their ratifications of, or accessions to, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and measures designed to ensure the widest possible diffusion of the nature, contents and purposes of the Convention

The General Assembly,

Considering its resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948, by which it approved the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, and believing that the Convention represents a valuable contribution to the development of international law,

1. Reiterates its appeal to States to accelerate their ratifications of, or accessions to, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary measures designed to ensure the widest possible diffusion of the nature, contents and purposes of the Convention.

455th plenary meeting,
3 November 1953.

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