In 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution (A/RES/60/7) condemning "without reserve" all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief, whenever they occur.
The resolution designated the 27 January, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp, as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.
To mark this day, the International Community gathered in Geneva will commemorate the victims of the Holocaust with a series of events centered on Anne Frank's family story.
Ms. Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and step-daughter of Otto Frank - Anne Frank's father - will share her testimony and meet with students to pass on to the next generation her story and that of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
- Official Ceremony at the United Nations Office at Geneva
Testimony of Holocaust survivor Ms. Eva Schloss, followed by a musical performance from former winners of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition.
Monday 29 January 17:00-19:00
Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva, with the support of the Permanent Missions of Israel and the United States
- CINE-ONU: Screening of the movie "No Asylum"
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Ms. Eva Schloss, Otto Frank's step-daughter, and Ms. Paula Fouce, Director of the documentary.
Sunday 28 January, 11:00 AM
Cinema Cinerama Empire Rue de Carouge 72, 1205 Genève
Organized by the United Nations Office at Geneva, with the support of the Permanent Missions of Israel and the United States
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- Exhibition "Let Me Be Myself", by the Anne Frank House
An exhibition about Anne Frank, from her birth in 1929 up to her death in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, including a replica of her diary and a scale model of the hiding place.
From 29 January to 9 February 2018
Opening on Monday 29 January, 12:30 PMPas Perdus Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registration (mandatory):
Organized by the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, together with the Swiss Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance