International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust

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Today we honour the memory of the victims of the Holocaust with solemn reflection and unwavering resolve. We mourn the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators – as well as the Roma and Sinti, the people with disabilities, and countless others who perished. Each victim had a name. Each victim had hopes and dreams. And each of those victims had their rights systematically denied and destroyed. When we remember these indisputable truths, we remember their humanity. We grieve for all that was lost and all that might have been. The Holocaust was not inevitable. Its architects made their intentions clear. Their hatred and violence unfolded in plain sight. The facts are undeniable. Yet today we see the forces of distortion and denial on the march. Antisemitism, bigotry, racism and discrimination are being fuelled by dehumanizing rhetoric and enabled by indifference. We must take a stand – to honour past victims, and prevent further atrocities. We must renounce hatred an...

The Holocaust did not begin with gas chambers - it began with words, laws, and neighbors that chose silence over action. On #HolocaustRemembranceDay , we honor the six million Jews and millions of other victims brutally and systematically murdered. “Never Again” is not a slogan. It is a responsibility to speak out and defend the dignity of every member of our human family, everywhere.

In his 10th Holocaust Remembrance Day address, Secretary-General António Guterres told survivors and their families gathered in the General Assembly Hall that honouring the dead “and the fight against the ancient poison of antisemitism – is not abstract, but personal”. Every year on the day the concentration camps were liberated in 1945, the world unites to honour the memory of the six million Jews – mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents – who perished at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Included in the commemoration are the Roma and Sinti communities, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ individuals, and all others who suffered from the systemic violence, torture, and genocide of the Nazi regime. Mr. Guterres emphasised that the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten. “Remembrance is more than honouring the past. It is a duty and a promise – to defend dignity, to protect the vulnerable, and to keep faith with those whose names and stories we refuse to...

Each year on 27 January, UNESCO joins the international community in honouring the memory of the six million women, men, and children who were murdered because they were born Jewish—as well as the memory of all victims of Nazi barbarity. This Day is a moment for universal reflection, because in the deliberate will to erase entire peoples, the dignity of all of humanity was mutilated.This year's theme, ‘Holocaust Remembrance for Human Dignity and Human Rights’, refers to remembrance as a universal moral imperative. For the Holocaust was made possible above all by the collapse of human rights—when the law no longer protected, but instead singled out, excluded, and discriminated. Imagined at the very heart of the Second World War, UNESCO is the only United Nations agency responsible for promoting Holocaust education worldwide and combatting anti-Semitism and hate speech.Concretely, our Organization works to equip teachers with the pedagogical tools needed to teach about violent pasts....

International Holocaust Remembrance Day invites us not only to look at our past, but to reflect on our present, and to safeguard our future. To some, 1945 may seem like distant history. It is difficult to fathom that within living memory, a group of deluded killers inflicted unspeakable atrocities on millions of Jews and members of other minorities. The Nazi regime persecuted them, stripped them of dignity, and ultimately murdered them with the horrific efficiency of an assembly line. Systematically, openly, and without consequences. The history of the Holocaust offers striking lessons. This appalling cruelty was not born in medieval darkness, but in the broad daylight of a supposedly modern society. The genocide did not begin with concentration camps and gas chambers; it started with apathy and silence in the face of injustice, and with the corrosive dehumanization of the other. Today, and always, we need to remember this. In a disturbing trend, threats and assaults against Jews have...

Excellencies, dear friends, I am deeply honoured to join you and humbled by the presence of Holocaust survivors and their families. We gather in solemn remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust. They were mothers and fathers. Sons and daughters. Grandparents and grandchildren. Six million Jews murdered just because they were Jewish. We also grieve the Roma and Sinti, the people with disabilities, LGBTQI+ people, and so many more who were enslaved, persecuted, tortured, and killed. And we also remember the stories and struggles of those who confronted the worst of humanity to show us the best. Diplomats who defied orders and issued life saving visas. Journalists who fought to expose the truth. And farmers and villagers who hid families at great peril. Remembrance is more than honouring the past. It is a duty and a promise: to defend dignity, to protect the vulnerable, and to keep faith with those whose names and stories we refuse to forget. The Holocaust, after all, is not only his...

   Every year on 27 January, the international community comes together to commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This Day was chosen by the United Nations General Assembly to mark the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp in 1945 . The United Nations Office at Geneva and its partners will mark the  International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust ( 27 January ) reflecting the theme of this year's commemoration: " Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights ". Event programme: Musical performance by Sergey Ostrovsky, accompanied by Eliron Czeiger, violinist. Welcome and introduction by Master of ceremony, Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the UN Information Service Geneva. Message of Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General. Musical performance by Sergey Ostrovsky accompanied by Eliron Czeiger, violinist. Remarks by Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the U...

Commemorative ceremony to mark of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust at the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust! 01:56:08 Meetings & Events

 On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the global community to “not only to look at our past, but to reflect on our present, and to safeguard our future...  We must stand up for our shared humanity - each and every day ” Tuesday’s solemn commemoration marks the day 81 years ago that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp – where over a million people were murdered – was liberated by Allied forces towards the end of World War Two. Commenting on the disturbing rise of antisemitism in recent years - including the “heinous attacks” targeting Jewish communities in Sydney and Manchester – Mr. Türk warned that “hatred and dehumanization are creeping into our daily lives.” He urged people to remember the lessons of the Holocaust, during which six million Jews were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators. “The genocide did not begin with concentration camps and gas chambers; it start...

A high-level panel organized by the World Jewish Congress will explore how emerging technologies, including AI, gaming, and VR, can preserve Holocaust memory, counter denial and distortion, and combat the spread of hate. A high-level panel will explore how emerging technologies, including AI, gaming, and VR, can preserve Holocaust memory, counter denial and distortion, and combat the spread of hate. The panel discussion is organized by the Holocaust and the United Nations together with the World Jewish Congress as part of the programme of activities connected to the 27 January , International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust under the theme " Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights ". Invited speakers include Professor Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden, Director, The Landecker Digital Memory Lab, University of Sussex and Mr. Luc Bernard, Game designer, The Light in the Darkness. Ms. Yfat Barak-Cheney, Executive Director, Institute fo...

  A high-level panel organized by the World Jewish Congress will explore how emerging technologies, including AI, gaming, and VR, can preserve Holocaust memory, counter denial and distortion, and combat the spread of hate. The panel discussion is organized by the Holocaust and the United Nations together with the World Jewish Congress as part of the programme of activities connected to the 27 January International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust under the theme "Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights". Invited speakers include Professor Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden, Director, The Landecker Digital Memory Lab, University of Sussex and Mr. Luc Bernard, Game designer, The Light in the Darkness. Ms. Yfat Barak-Cheney, Executive Director, Institute for Technology and Human Rights, World Jewish Congress will moderate the discussion.View more Related Sites and Documents Outreach Programme on the Holocaust website 2026 Holocaust Remembra...

  On Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. 12:30 EST will be held the annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony , an commemorative event organized in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust 2026 at the United Nations General Assembly Hall. Four Holocaust survivors will share their experiences of the Holocaust. Guided by the theme, “ Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights ”, the United Nations Secretary-General, the President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the Permanent Representatives of Israel and the United States to the United Nations, will deliver remarks. Ms. Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, will host the proceedings. Watch the livestream!

  On Thursday, January 29th 2026, starting at 6:00 p.m. the Reception, and 7:00 p.m. the exhibit entitled “Between Life and Death; Stories of Rescue During the Holocaust” will be held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research . The Holocaust survivor Elżbieta Ficowska and historians Jay Winter, Daniel Blatman and Mordecai Paldiel will explore how Holocaust remembrance has evolved , how stories of rescuers and survivors can be shared with younger generations , and how challenges such as disinformation, artificial intelligence, and fading living memory can be addressed . Jayashri Wyatt, Chief, Education Outreach Section at United Nations Department of Global Communications, moderates the discussion. The discussion is jointly organized by the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRS), YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the Center for Jewish History, together with the Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme. It is supported by the Sousa Mendes Foundation. Read mo...

The United Nations Headquarters' observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust will take place on 27 January 2026 in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York under the theme " Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights ". The United Nations Headquarters observance on the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust will take place on Tuesday 27 January 2026. Ms. Melissa Fleming, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications will host the proceedings. The observance will feature Holocaust survivors sharing their testimonies, and official remarks by the Secretary-General, the President of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly and Representatives of the Permanent Missions of Israel and the United States to the United Nations. Related Sites and Documents Website  & 2026 Holocaust Remembrance and Education Watch the Holocaust Memorial Ob...

On Tuesday, 27 January at 13:00 (Geneva time), we will commemorate  International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust 2026 at UN Geneva ; Join us live as we honor the victims and reaffirm our commitment to remembrance.