International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

When

12:00 AM January 27, 2010

Where

Worldwide

For many years, the United Nations has designated 27 January -– the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp -- as an annual International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust.  The UN urged Member States to develop educational programmes to instil the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again, and requested the United Nations Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the "Holocaust and the United Nations", as well as measures to mobilize civil society for Holocaust remembrance and education, in order to help prevent future acts of genocide.

Events across the globe will mark this day, including an official webcast from 10:00am until 12:00pm.

Please see the official website for more details.

Website

http://www.un.org/holocaustremembrance/index.shtml

Organized By

United Nations