“Our commitment must be to remember the victims who perished, respect the survivors still with us, and reaffirm humanity's common aspiration for mutual understanding and justice.”
-- Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust
United Kingdom
London Plenary
IHRA Chair Sir Andrew Burns announces that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has reached a consensus on several important issues at the UK-chaired meeting in London.
IHRA Meetings
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) will hold its first semiannual Plenary meeting under the UK Chairmanship from 12-15 May 2014 in London.
IOE Honored in Education Rankings
28.04.2014
The Institute of Education (IOE), a college of the University of London, has been ranked as the world's leading university for education in the 2014 QS World University Rankings.
Genocide Prevention
IHRA Chair Sir Andrew Burns and Honorary Chairman Yehuda Bauer participated in the International Conference on Genocide Prevention that took place in Brussels from 31 March - 1 April.
Chair's Blog
IHRA Chair Sir Andrew Burns has started a new Chair’s blog. Read his first post below.
Yad Vashem and UK Prime Minister’s Holocaust Commission Sign Joint Letter of Intent
27.03.2014
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, visited Yad Vashem on 12 March.
GAAMAC Conference
IHRA Chair Sir Andrew Burns and Honorary Chairman Yehuda Bauer led a workshop discussion on 4 March entitled “Preventing Atrocities: Education and Remembrance, from Holocaust Remembrance to Global Prevention” at the first international meeting of the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) taking place in San José, Costa Rica.
IHRA 2014 Handover Ceremony
2014 UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns and 2013 Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva
Photo: Nicole Roberts, British Embassy Berlin
IHRA Chair Sir Andrew Burns with Dr. Mario Silva and UK Ambassador Simon McDonald
Photo: Nicole Roberts, British Embassy Berlin
Dr. Mario Silva hands the gavel over to Sir Andrew Burns
Photo: Nicole Roberts, British Embassy Berlin
Sir Andrew Burns, Dr. Mario Silva, and Ambassador Simon McDonald
Photo: Nicole Roberts, British Embassy Berlin
Photo: Nicole Roberts, British Embassy Berlin
Handover
On 25 February 2014, the United Kingdom assumed the Chairmanship of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
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