News and events
Learn about recent IHRA activities and upcoming events.
26 Mar 2025
Time to read: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
The work must go on: 25 years of the Stockholm Declaration
This reflection looks back at the 2000 Stockholm Declaration, whose principles have shaped Holocaust education, research, and remembrance globally. While IHRA’s work has since grown to include new focus areas and tools, the Declaration remains a foundational document in building international commitment.
01 Mar 2021
Greek Presidency 2021
All statements and speeches by the Greek Presidency can be found on the Presidency’s website.
23 Feb 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
A year in review: Safeguarding Sites
In a year upended by a pandemic, how should one proceed with a project for which site visits, meetings and discussions with local stakeholders are critical? The team members of the “Safeguarding Sites: the IHRA Charter for Best Practice” IHRA project had to grapple with this challenge throughout 2020.
04 Feb 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
Digital commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
On 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, individuals, organizations and governments from all over the world showed their commitment to this pledge. Adjusted to adhere to coronavirus regulations, this year’s commemoration events had an unmistakably digital character.
03 Feb 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
The Wiener Holocaust Library launches “Testifying to the Truth” sharing eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust
The Wiener Holocaust Library’s new resource “Testifying to the Truth” shares eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust, many of which have never been available to the public online before.
03 Feb 2021
Time to read: 2 mins
Statement by Foreign Minister Maas on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
The German cabinet today adopted a Federal Government Ordinance recognising the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) with its Permanent Office in Berlin as an international institution as defined in the Host State Law.
02 Feb 2021
Time to read: 15 mins
IHRA Chair speaks at B’nai B’rith commemoration event
IHRA Chair Ambassador Michaela Küchler speaks about the importance of remembrance at B’nai B’rith International’s commemorative event on 1 February.
27 Jan 2021
Time to read: 15 mins
The IHRA, the United Nations and UNESCO commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021
Marking the date of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp by Soviet forces on 27 January 1945, International Holocaust Remembrance Day calls upon us all to reflect on this history and its enduring legacy.
22 Jan 2021
Time to read: 1 min
Austria presents National Strategy against Antisemitism
The strategy comprises measures for applying the IHRA working definition of antisemitism and for better protecting Jewish communities and institutions.
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