UN Genocide Convention

The UN Genocide Convention, adopted in 1948, is an international treaty aimed at preventing and punishing the crime of genocide. Genocide is defined as acts intended to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. The Convention obligates signatory countries to take action to prevent genocide, to prosecute those responsible, and to work together to eliminate the conditions that lead to such atrocities. It represents a commitment by nations to protect vulnerable groups and uphold human rights universally, emphasizing that genocide is a serious crime that should never be tolerated.