The Secretary General of the United Nations Organization (UN), António Guterres, claimed on the day that the victims of the Holocaust are remembered “fight against intolerance and against those who try to whitewash and rewrite” one of the most aberrant events in the history of mankind.
“Ignorance goes hand in hand with indifference and intolerance,” Guterres said in a statement, who urged “all societies” to take measures to “tackle anti-Semitism at the root,” as well as any other manifestation that encourages attacks. against other religious creeds, racism and hatred against refugees.
“Anti-Semitism, virulent anti-Muslim bigotry, persecution of Christians, racism and anti-refugee hatred are being normalized in increasingly coarse public discourse, often amplified on social media sounding boards of hate. “, he warned.
Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to “the marginalized and the persecuted”, while stressing that the entity will continue “at the forefront of the fight against anti-Semitism and any other form of discrimination and racism”.
For his part, the president of the organization’s General Assembly, Abdullah Shahid, highlighted the importance of this act of commemoration for “To celebrate the lives and mourn the losses of more than six million women, men and children who perished during the worst atrocity in human history.”
“It is often said that history repeats itself. However, by remembering, by telling this story, we help avoid that repetition. We remember the worst moments of humanity and we promise, year after year, never again,” Sahid said, quoted by the Europa Press news agency.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Chilean Michelle Bachelet, made a statement in accordance with this statement, calling for combating those “forces” that divide society “through lies and incitement to hatred.”
Bachelet also deplored “all those messages and attacks that are widely disseminated through the Internet, for which punitive action by governments and social media platforms is essential.”
“They have a special responsibility in this regard,” he concluded.
The Holocaust is the genocide, primarily of the Jewish population, committed in Europe during World War II under the Nazi German regime led by dictator Adolf Hitler. The murders took place throughout the German-occupied territories of Europe.
