Teaching Guide | The United Nations, Human Rights and You: Challenging Racism, Prejudice and Bigotry
This teaching guide relates to the three mandated outreach programmes of the United Nations: history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
United Nations and UNESCO publish guide for African teachers on educating about atrocity crimes
Marking the Nelson Mandela International Day, the United Nations and UNESCO release a new guide for teachers in Africa that includes recommended teaching principles and practical examples for teaching about atrocity crimes that took place on the continent and elsewhere.
Social media feeds Holocaust denial and distortion, finds UN report
Holocaust denial and distortion on social media remains a significant cause of concern, finds a new report released by the United Nations Department for Global Communications and UNESCO, in partnership with the World Jewish Congress.
UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial
The United Nation’s General Assembly adopted on 20 Janaury 2022, by consensus, a resolution that condemns denial and distortion of the Holocaust.
Study Guide | Women and the Holocaust: Courage and Compassion
During the Holocaust, women were forced to adapt and find strategies that would help to keep their families alive under impossible conditions. This pedagogical study guide features the testimony of six survivors and highlights ways in which women experienced the Holocaust differently.
Study Guide | The Last Flight of Petr Ginz
The Holocaust and the United Nations Outreach Programme, in partnership with The International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, The Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, and The Documentary Film Program at Wake Forest University, has produced this study guide for middle and high school students to accompany the film "The Last Flight of Petr Ginz".
Discussion Papers Journal Series
The Discussion Papers Journal series is a compilation of papers written by leading Holocaust and genocide studies scholars from around the world. The series aims to engage the minds of students and spark lively discussions to expand their awareness of how hatred, discrimination and human rights abuses are shaping world events today.
Film and Lesson Plan | Footprints for Hope
“Footprints for Hope” includes a lesson plan and a 8-minute film that centre around one of the most painful graphic images of the Holocaust: the shoes of victims who perished in Nazi death camps.