She also said that antisemitism and anti-Muslim prejudice appear to be growing across Europe, highlighting a survey by the Fundamental Rights Agency’s showing that 89% of respondents felt that antisemitism had increased in their country.During its 11 th Emergency Special Session, 193 Member States adopted a resolution – drafted by Ukraine and 90 co-sponsors entitled Humanitarian consequences of the aggression against Ukraine – with 140 votes in favour, five against – Russia, Syria, The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (more commonly known as North Korea), Eritrea and Belarus – and 38 others abstaining.Īt the end of a second morning of deliberations on competing draft resolutions addressing Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis, 67 States voted not to take action and vote on a second text penned by South Africa, Humanitarian situation emanating out of the conflict in Ukraine, which made no reference to Russia or its role originating the conflict.ĭespite that, 50 countries gathered in the General Assembly Hall, did favour moving to a vote on the Russian-backed South African draft, and 36 abstained, but the resolution did not garner enough support to proceed to a full vote. In her speech, Michelle Bachelet recommended specific reforms to build policies and narratives that emphasise our common humanity and rights. Last year, the agency and the World Jewish Congress signed an agreement with Facebook to redirect users searching for terms related to the Holocaust or Holocaust denial to a joint website that is available in 19 languages.įollowing the adoption of the resolution, the agency vowed to “continue to teach history and combat all forms of antisemitism, online and offline.” Human rightsĪlso on Thursday, the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights spoke to the Italian Senate's Extraordinary Commission against intolerance, racism, antisemitism and incitement to hatred and violence. The agency activities include the training of teachers, developing policy guidelines for Ministries of education around the world as well as activities to address and prevent contemporary antisemitism, including online. The General Assembly today adopted by consensus a resolution condemning, without reservation, any denial of the Holocaust., by Paulina Kubiak UNESCOĪt the United Nations, most educational efforts to combat antisemitism happen through the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO). It also asksMember States to develop programs to educate future generations and urges social media companies to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion. The resolution commends countries that have “actively engaged in preserving those sites that served as Nazi death camps, concentration camps, forced labour camps, killing sites and prisons during the Holocaust, as well as similar places operated by Nazi-allied regimes, their accomplices or auxiliaries.” It also urges all Member States to “reject without any reservation any denial or distortion of the Holocaust as a historical event, either in full or in part, or any activities to this end.” Education In the text, Member States express concern about “the growing prevalence of Holocaust denial or distortion through the use of information and communications technologies.” ResolutionĪccording to the resolution, this genocide “will forever be a warning to all people of the dangers of hatred, bigotry, racism and prejudice.” “ Holocaust denial has spread like a cancer, it has spread under our watch”,he warned. Introducing the resolution, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, himself a grandson of Holocaust victims, Gilad Erdan, said the world lives “in an era in which fiction is now becoming fact, and the Holocaust is becoming a distant memory.”
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