The main reason behind celebrating the International Day of Commemoration is to remember all the victims who died in the holocaust and reaffirms its commitment to fight racism, intolerance and antisemitism and all other forms of group-related violence.
The date is actually the anniversary of the liberation of Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27th January 1945. The Holocaust not only affected the areas which were camped by Nazis but also had universal implications in many other parts of the world.
All the member states take collective responsibility for caring for historic sites, promoting research, documentation and education, addressing residual trauma and maintaining effective remembrance policies even after seven decades of the genocide.
The responsibility includes educating about consequences, causes and dynamics of these crimes so that their strength to tolerate hatred becomes stronger. This kind of education is much needed today as we see atrocious crimes and genocide occurring across many regions and the hateful discourses and anti-Semitism is on the rise.
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