The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7, with a simple and stark aim: to “mobilize civil society for Holocaust...

Jan 27, 2025 · The UN is committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was established in the wake of the Holocaust. In 1948, nations around the world united to affirm the inherent dignity and equality of all people, a direct response to the horrors of Nazi ideology.

The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme helps to facilitate the organization of temporary exhibitions on Holocaust-related topics every year during the week of 27 January, the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

Jan 27, 2025 · Watch the ceremony live and on-demand on UN WebTV, YouTube and X. The Holocaust Memorial Ceremony takes place on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January 1945.

Jan 27, 2025 · The UN is committed to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was established in the wake of the Holocaust. In 1948, nations around the world united to affirm the inherent dignity and equality of all people, a direct response to the horrors of Nazi ideology.

Jan 27, 2022 · In remembering the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, along with the Roma and Sinti, and countless other victims of its “unprecedented horror and calculated cruelty”, he reminded...

Jan 26, 2024 · Hate is growing at an alarming speed, and the world must strongly denounce forces of division, especially in the wake of the abhorrent 7 October terror attacks in Israel, the UN Secretary-General...

Jan 27, 2025 · The United Nations will do our utmost to ensure it leads to the release of all hostages and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. This year marks 80 years since the end of the Holocaust. The history...

Jan 26, 2024 · The Holocaust was preceded by thousands of years of discrimination, expulsion, exile and extermination, including by my own country, Portugal. Today, we are witnessing hate spreading at alarming...

Through its educational activities about the Holocaust, the Programme calls on all generations to use their voice to stand up for human rights, challenge discrimination, antisemitism and...