UAE attends Srebrenica Genocide day ceremony
The UAE's participation reaffirmed its recognition of the crimes committed in Srebrenica as genocide and served as a powerful reminder of the atrocities no community should ever face.
The UAE underscored its unwavering commitment to honouring the memory of the victims and to supporting survivors and their families, while firmly rejecting any attempts to deny, distort, or misrepresent historical facts.
The commemoration marked a day of reflection in memory of the 8,372 innocent lives lost in the 1995 genocide.
It also reinforced the UAE's dedication to promoting the values of tolerance, coexistence, and mutual respect, values that remain central to its foreign policy.
Through its participation, the UAE emphasised the urgent need to confront hatred in all its forms and reiterated its belief that every individual, regardless of race, religion, or nationality, has the right to live in peace, safety, and dignity, both within their communities and across the globe.
The UAE delegation was led by Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Ahmed Al Shamsi, UAE Consul-General to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Al Hashimy participated in the event following an invitation addressed to President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Recently, Shaikh Al Mahfouz Bin Bayyah, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Forum for Peace participated in the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, organised by the United Nations at its headquarters in New York, with wide participation from UN and international actors in the field of human rights and the protection of minorities.
In a speech he delivered during the dialogue sessions accompanying the celebration, the Secretary-General said that the Emirati model, in building a society of tolerance and love through effective legal, cultural, and educational frameworks, has today become a subject of international praise, reviewing those laws that promote the values of justice and equality and combat hatred.
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