| Statements | |
| Third Session of the General Assembly, 178th and 179th Plenary Meetings, Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France, 9 December 1948: Discussion on the Draft Convention on Genocide, reports of the Economic and Social Council and of the Sixth Committee; Adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. |  11 minutes [Full version] |
| Statement by Mrs. Begum Ikramullah (Pakistan) | 2 minutes English |
| Statement by Mr. Ernest Gross (United States of America) | 1 minute English |
| Statement by Mr. W. J. Dignam (Australia) | 16 seconds English |
| Statement by Mr. Alexandre Parodi (France) | 58 seconds Français |
| Statement by Mr. J. C. de Beus (The Netherlands) | 35 seconds English |
| Statement by Mr. Ricardo Alfaro (Panama) | 1 minute Español |
| Statement by Mr. G. G. Fitzmaurice (United Kingdom) | 1 minute English |
| Statement by the President of the General Assembly, Mr. H. V. Evatt (Australia) Proclamation of the results of the vote: the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is adopted by unanimous vote. |
19 seconds English |
Statement by the President of the General Assembly, Mr. H. V. Evatt (Australia) [Minor image quality problem in the original] |
2 minutes English |
| Third Session of the General Assembly, Signing Ceremony of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Paris, 11 December 1948: Signing of the Convention by Mr. Zafralla Khan (Pakistan), Mr. Ernest Gross (United States of America), Mr. Enrique Ugon (Uruguay), Mr. H. V. Evatt (Australia), Mr. Carlos Muntz (Brazil), Mr. Robert Schuman (France), Mr. Henry Copper (Liberia), while Mr. Ivan Kerno, United Nations Assistant Secretary General, seals the Convention with the official United Nations seal. | 2 minutes Mute [Full version] |
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