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UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide
The UN General Assembly approved the establishment of an annual day to remember the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia.
The resolution, supported by Germany and Rwanda, designates July 11 as the "International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide," with 84 votes in favor, 19 against, and 68 abstentions.
China, Russia, and Hungary, along with Serbia, opposed the resolution.