Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2005 marking the International Day of Remembrance of Holocaust Victims. The memorial date for millions of victims who died in the holocaust during World War II was chosen to be 27 January, the day when units of the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz – in 1945. That day saw the liberation of 7,500 prisoners left behind by the Nazi forces.

The International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust is particularly marked in European countries where 53 million people lost their lives during World War II, including nearly 31 million civilians.

Marking this international day is an opportunity to, along with honouring millions of innocent victims, strengthen forces against the racist hate that caused the holocaust, to be achieved by constantly emphasizing the importance of remembering the survivors, the victims, the rescuers and liberators.

Source: www.slobodnaevropa.org