The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust as a historic event.
More than 60 countries, including Israel, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Ukraine and Georgia, co-authored the resolution, the report said. The resolution was adopted without a vote.
According to the text of the resolution, the General Assembly rejects and unconditionally condemns any complete or partial denial of the Holocaust as a historic event.
The General Assembly thanked the countries that have contributed to the preservation of the territories used by the Nazis as death camps. The authors of the resolution called on states to develop educational programs on the Holocaust to be remembered by future generations.
The organization also calls on governments and social media companies to take active measures against the use of information and communication technologies to disseminate materials that promote anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and distortion of its history.
It should be noted that according to the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on November 1, 2005, January 27 is celebrated as the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
