Every 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is commemorated in memory of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. The date serves as a permanent call to remembrance, reflection and commitment to the fundamental values of humanity.

On 1 November 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 60/7, establishing this commemorative day and reaffirming its rejection of all forms of Holocaust denial. The initiative is part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which condemns religious intolerance, incitement to hatred, harassment and violence against individuals or communities on ethnic or religious grounds.

On this date, tribute is paid to the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, as well as to the millions of victims of the Nazi regime, whose lives were cut short by one of the most atrocious episodes in history.

In 1979, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest concentration camp, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and today serves as an iconic memorial site worldwide.

Eighty-one years after the liberation of Auschwitz, we pay tribute to and remember the victims of the Holocaust.