On November 1, 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 60/7, designating January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date marks the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi extermination camp, where hundreds of thousands of people were killed. The resolution was adopted by consensus with the support of more than one hundred member states. The day honors the memory of the roughly six million Jews and millions of other victims murdered during the Nazi era, but the UN resolution goes further: it explicitly rejects any denial of the Holocaust and calls on member states to develop educational programs that preserve the memory of this tragic chapter in human history, equipping future generations to recognize and resist hate speech, racism, and religious intolerance. The United Nations marks the day with an official ceremony at its New York headquarters each year, while Holocaust museums, educational institutions, and Jewish communities around the world hold commemorative events, lectures, and exhibitions, along with visits to former camp sites. The day serves as a solemn reminder of where unchecked hatred and discrimination can lead.