United Nation on Holocaust Remembrance, Central Sahel & other topics - Daily Press Briefing January 27 2022

Highlights:- Holocaust Remembrance- Central Sahel- Ethiopia- Tonga- Mozambique- Syria- Finance for Nature - Hunger Hotspots Report- Honour RollHOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE The Secretary-General just spoke virtually at the UN Memorial Ceremony marking the International Day for Holocaust remembrance. He said that if we were to observe a minute of silence for each victim, that silence would last more than eleven years. Our first task, Mr. Guterres said, is to remember those who perished – the six million Jews, the Roma, the Sinti, the LGBTQ communities plus, people with disabilities, and countless others. He said that we remember the desperate pleas of Jews and others to the international community and the shameful silence that met those pleas. The Secretary-General added that what we see today must worry us – and jolt us into action: A resurgence of Holocaust denial. Attempts to rewrite history. Efforts to whitewash and rehabilitate people who committed crimes against humanity. He said that we should not exaggerate the echoes of the 1930s, but neither should we be deaf to their eerie resonance today. Michelle Bachelet, who also issued a message, saying that our actions in remembrance of the victims of humanity's worst crimes carry with them the seeds of healing and unity – the realization that we are one humanity, equal in dignity and rights.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support.