Discussion Papers Series
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme publishes a regular series of discussion papers written by leading scholars in the field of Holocaust and genocide studies. The series seeks to encourage awareness of the Holocaust and to provide a forum for debate.
The discussion papers series provides a forum for individual scholars on the Holocaust and the averting of genocide to raise issues for debate and further study. These writers, representing a variety of cultures and backgrounds, have been asked to draft papers based on their own perspective and particular experiences. The views expressed by the individual scholars do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations.
LATEST DISCUSSION PAPERS:
- The Arrest of Ratko Mladic and Its Impact on International Justice and Prevention of Genocide and Other International Crimes, by Juan E. Méndez, Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, and UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- The Holocaust by Bullets, by Patrick Desbois, a Catholic priest and President of the association Yahad - In Unum
- Shanghai: a Haven for Holocaust Victims, by Pan Guang, Professor and Vice Chairman of Shanghai Center for International Studies at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
- Women in the Holocaust, by Lenore J. Weitzman, Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
- The Law as an Accelerator of Genocide, by David Matas, Senior Honourary Counsel to B'nai Brith Canada and a lawyer in Winnipeg, Canada
- Holocaust Education in South Africa, by Tali Nates, Director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, The South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation
- The Global Prevention of Genocide: Learning from the Holocaust, by Edward Mortimer, Senior Vice-President and Chief Programme Officer, and Kaja Shonick Glahn, session director for The Global Prevention of Genocide: Learning from the Holocaust, at The Salzburg Global Seminar
- The Legacy of the Survivors: Remembering the Nazi Persecution of Roma and Sinti – a key to fighting modern-day racism, by Andrzej Mirga, Senior Adviser on Roma and Sinti Issues, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
DISCUSSION PAPERS JOURNAL- VOLUME 1:
The foreword and nine articles below are also published in The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme Discussion Papers Journal, available upon request in all UN official languages.
- Foreword by Kiyo Akasaka: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information
- On the Holocaust and Its Implications: In the Wake of Holocaust Remembrance Day, by Professor Yehuda Bauer, Academic Advisor to the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research
- Holocaust Education in China, by Professor Xu Xin, Professor and Director of the Institute of Jewish Studies at Nanjing University, the People’s Republic of China
- Hitler, Pol Pot, and Hutu Power: Distinguishing Themes in Genocidal Ideology, by Professor Ben Kiernan, Director of the Genocide Studies Program, Yale University
- The Shoah: A Survivor's Memory- the World's Legacy, by Madame Simone Veil, Honorary President of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, Paris, France
- The Holocaust as a Guidepost for Genocide Detection and Prevention in Africa, by Professor Edward Kissi, University of South Florida
- Hatred and Humanity, by Professor Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate & Chairman of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
- In the shadow of the Holocaust, by Francis Deng, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
- The History of the Jews in Europe during the 19th and early 20th Centuries, by Professor Monika Richarz, Professor Emeritus of Hamburg University
- The Fate of the Roma during the Holocaust: The Untold Story, by László Teleki, Special Envoy to the Hungarian Prime Minister, Co-President of the Roma Affairs Inter-Ministerial