NJ ACR182

Formally recognizes the Srebrenica genocide of July 1995, in which more than 8,000 Bosnian citizens, mostly Bosniak civilians, were killed as part of ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian War

Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Accords, signed November 21, 1995, which ended the Bosnian War following peace negotiations in Dayton, Ohio

Acknowledges that the International Court of Justice ruled in February 2007 that the Srebrenica atrocities constituted genocide, and the UN designated July 11 as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration in May 2024

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States and to the United Nations Mission in New York

Affirms New Jersey's commitment to preserving historical memory of the tragedy and preventing future atrocities