Remembering Srebrenica
Remembering Srebrenica is a UK based charitable organisation which raises awareness about the Bosnian genocide and educates people about what the UN called "the worst atrocity on European soil since World War Two".
[1] Remembering Srebrenica is part funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government and works to build a better, safer, more cohesive society.
This is done through ensuring the victims of the genocide are remembered, lessons are learned from the atrocity through educational visits and through community champions who pledge to stand up to hatred and intolerance.
The survivors shared their experiences of Srebrenica, and the Prime Minister stressed how important it was that we never forget what happened during this most shameful moment in European history".
This is why the work of organisations such as the United Kingdom’s Remembering Srebrenica is so vitally important and why, 25 years after these terrible crimes were committed, we should stand in determined solidarity with those who have lost so much.
"[6] Adama Dieng, former UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, said: "Remembering Srebrenica is working to raise awareness on the terrible tragedy and to educate on the consequences of hatred and intolerance.
"[8] Remembering Srebrenica has eleven national and regional boards across the UK that play a key role in organising and coordinating memorial events in their areas.
[14] The distinguished speakers who participated in the 25th anniversary ceremony included HRH Prince Charles, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Angelina Jolie, the President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Šefik Džaferović, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, David Cameron, President Bill Clinton, Lord William Hague and Secretary Madeleine Albright, the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina Husein ef.
In 2020, 151 local authorities in the UK commemorated through different activities such as holding a minute's silence, raising the Srebrenica flag, lighting prominent buildings and bridges to green and white and organising virtual memorial events.
53 MPs from the SNP, Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Green, Plaid Cymru, DUP and the Alliance Party signed an Early Day Motion to mark the 25th anniversary.
Speakers at the event included: Lord Greenhalgh, Minister for State at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, His Excellency, Željko Komšić, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lisa Nandy MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, Kirsty Williams MS, Welsh Government Minister for Education, and Peter Osborne, Chair of Remembering Srebrenica Northern Ireland.
The charity provides learning resources such as lesson plans and assembly presentations to support teachers in educating both primary and secondary school pupils.
