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International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica - 11 July
📅 Published 14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica - 11 July
- Observed: July 11 annually.
- UNGA Resolution: A/RES/78/282 adopted May 2024.
- First Observance: July 11, 2024.
- What happened: In July 1995, over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb Army after capturing Srebrenica, a UN safe area in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 2026 Marks: 31st anniversary.
- UPSC Relevance: GS2 - IR, International Institutions, Genocide, Human Rights, UN Peacekeeping failure.
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