UN
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7
Legislation·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:0
Library:3
Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Legislation
Sector
Not specified
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
International
Also Known As
Resolution on Holocaust Remembrance
Tags
HolocaustRemembrance DayGenocide PreventionHuman RightsUN ResolutionInternational Commemoration
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Positions
No positions added
Type
Resolution
Legislative Body
International Body
Bill/Order Number
60/7
Status
Passed Both Chambers
Effective Date
11/1/2005
Sponsors
No sponsors listed
Cosponsors
No cosponsors listed
About
UNGA Resolution 60/7, adopted without a vote on 2005-11-01, establishes 27 January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution honors the memory of Holocaust victims, including six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazism, and urges UN Member States to develop educational programs, remembrance initiatives, and efforts to prevent future acts of genocide. It also requests the UN Secretary-General to develop an Outreach Programme on the Holocaust.
Key Relationships
World Jewish Congress
lobbied_for
WJC actively lobbied for the resolution's adoption, marking a global commitment to Holocaust education and remembrance.
Since 2005