UNESCO mobilizes to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

holocaust-day2018-press_release-c-florence_brochoire.jpg © Florence Brochoire 19 January 2018On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated each year on 27 January, UNESCO is mobilizing to honor and reaffirm its commitment to the fight against anti-Semitism, racism and any other form of intolerance. From 22 to 25 January, UNESCO, in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial, is organizing a series of events to commemorate the day whose theme this year is Holocaust Remembrance and Education: Our Shared Responsibility. - 22 January (8 pm, Room I): Screening of the film The…

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