International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.

The world comes together in solidarity and reflection on this thirtieth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica — the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. In July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were systematically separated from their families, executed and buried in mass graves. Thousands of women, children and older persons were forcibly displaced. An entire generation was lost. The intention was the elimination of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. Today, we remember and honour the victims. We pay tribute to the strength, dignity and courage of the survivors and families. And we acknowledge hard truths. Thirty years ago, the United Nations and the world failed the people of Srebrenica. This collective failure was not an accident of history. It was the result of policies, propaganda and international indifference. Since then, the survivors, the families of victims, in particular the “Mothers of Srebrenica”, have shown extraordinary courage in ...

At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, survivors of the Srebrenica genocide joined top officials in marking 30 years since thousands of Bosnian Muslims were systematically killed in the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. The affirmed the need to counter denial, support survivors and promote lasting peace. “I have survived a genocide,” said Munira Subašić, whose youngest son – her favourite – and 21 other family members were murdered in the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre. “And the world and Europe was just watching in silence.” Now president of the Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa, Ms. Subašić spoke at a special commemoration, urging global leaders not to forget the past and to deliver justice for the victims and survivors. “When you kill a mother’s child, you have killed a part of her,” Ms. Subašic said. Europe’s worst atrocity since World War II The 1995 genocide, perpetrated by the Bosnian Serb army, led to the killing of at least 8,372 men and boys, the displacement o...

The observance marks the 30-year anniversary of the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. Official marking of the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Co-organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the Office of the Special Advisor for the Prevention of Genocide and the Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations. The UN Secretary-General remarks will be delivered by the Chef de Cabinet. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  and   General Assembly resolution A/RES/78/282 Watch the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica!

FORUM: “ Remembering the victims. ’’ 2024 International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica . Srebrenica marks one of the darkest chapters in modern human history. The war that followed the breakup of the former Yugoslavia claimed more than 100,000 lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995, mostly of Bosnian Muslims, and displaced more than two million others. The list of atrocities committed during that time is overwhelming, but Srebrenica, without a doubt, became its darkest chapter. Previously declared as the UN "safe area," 8,372 women, men, and children were systematically executed in July 1995 in and around the town of Srebrenica, the largest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. The people of Srebrenica will gather yet again around silent tombstones in Potočari to mark the 29th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide . This year, they will add 14 more to the 6751 already standing in the Memorial Centre Potoč...

Virtual Exhibit Gallery "Remembering Srebrenica". victims and survivors of the Srebrenica massacre meet with ex-Dutch peacekeepers in a former U.N base in Potocari on October 17, 2007. One of hundreds of coffins with remains of Bosnian Muslims is taken to a cemetery near Srebrenica, late July 10, 2007. The mass burial of 465 victims of the 1995. morning prayers on the first day of Eid al-Fitr in Srebrenica on October 12, 2007. Bosnian Muslim women look through the bars as U.N. chief war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte arrives for a mass funeral at a cemetery near Srebrenica on July 11, 2007. Bosnian Muslim returnees to Srebrenica arrive for morning prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations, December 20, 2007. a mass funeral at a cemetery near Srebrenica on July 11, 2007. A flower is placed onto the names of the Srebrenica victims as relatives visit their memorial in Potocari, near Srebrenica on October 16, 2007. A destroyed house is seen from inside a car on Dece...

25 Years after Srebrenica Genocide, ‘Peace Is Still Fragile’, Secretary-General Warns in Anniversary Message, Calling for Steadfast Commitment to Reconciliation. Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, commemorated on 11 July: The Srebrenica genocide was the worst atrocity crime on European soil since the Second World War. Twenty-five years later, we pay tribute to the thousands brutally murdered — and pledge to never forget them. We share the grief of their families, including those whose family members are still missing. And we re-affirm our solidarity with the survivors. A quarter century ago, the United Nations and the international community failed the people of Srebrenica. As former Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, this failure will “haunt our history forever”. That is why I call on everyone in the region and beyond to counter hate speech and the rhet...