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A group of women and children walking in a camp towards gas chambers.
Jewish women and children from Subcarpathian Rus selected by the Nazi SS for death, forced to walk toward the gas chambers of Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Death Camp (1940-1945).
Photo:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Yad Vashem
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A warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice."

  - United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/76/250 on Holocaust Denial
 

Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights

The United Nations was established in response to the horrors of the Second World War and the Holocaust. The Holocaust has had a profound impact on International Human Rights Law, resulting in the United Nations’ adoption of foundational documents in 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 in 2005 designated 27 January as the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and established the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme. This date was chosen as it marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Death Camp on 27 January 1945.

The International Day is a global reminder of the dangers of hatred, bigotry and antisemitism. The Day is a call to remember, reflect and take action to ensure such atrocities never happen again. The International Day is observed with commemorative events and activities at United Nations Headquarters in New York and the United Nations offices around the world.

Secretary-General’s message

 

Resources

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The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme

Established by the General Assembly in 2005, the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme is an expression of the United Nations’ commitment to countering hatred, and to building a world in which everyone can live with dignity and in peace. The Programme organizes outreach about the Holocaust to amplify its themes of combatting antisemitism and defending human rights. It supports worldwide Holocaust outreach through the global network of United Nations Information Centres.

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Annual Observance and Calendar of Events

Every year on or around 27 January, the Holocaust Memorial Observance takes place in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York. The United Nations Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly, Member States Representatives and Holocaust survivors deliver statements and testimonies. Commemorative events are also organized by UN Country Teams around the world.

See the full calendar of events

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International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has embraced them as a powerful advocacy tool. We also mark other UN observances.