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.
07 Sep 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
IHRA Delegation visits Mauthausen-Gusen and Gunskirchen former concentration camps by Safeguarding Sites Project Chair Gilly Carr
The Safeguarding Sites Project aims to visit five sites over the course of five years to gain insight on best practice for site management and preservation of sites of the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma. This insight informs its Charter for Best Practice.
25 Aug 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
Call for entries: Simon Wiesenthal Prize for civic engagement to combat antisemitism and promote Holocaust education
The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism, established at the Austrian Parliament, is inviting individuals and groups from civil society to submit entries for the Simon Wiesenthal Prize.
30 Jul 2021
Time to read: 6 mins
Commemoration events for Roma Genocide Remembrance Day 2021
Commemoration events play a significant role in advancing remembrance of this genocide and in countering anti-Roma discrimination.
04 Jun 2021
Time to read: 4 mins
IHRA delegate Werner Dreier honored with national award
Werner Dreier, who has been a member of the Austrian delegation to the IHRA since 2001, received a prestigious Austrian national award for his long-lasting and influential work in education about the Holocaust and other crimes committed under National Socialism.
12 Apr 2021
Time to read: 3 mins
Austria adopts working definition of antigypsyism / anti-Roma discrimination
One day before International Roma Day 2021, the Council of Ministers in Austria adopted the working definition of antigypsyism/anti‑Roma discrimination developed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
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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