Our work helps people better remember, understand, and learn about the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma so that we can build a world without genocide.
Our work helps people better remember, understand, and learn about the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma so that we can build a world without genocide.
This page will help you learn more about our work, including how we work and what we produce.
We address contemporary challenges related to the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma. We strengthen the historical record so the world can better understand and remember what happened. We equip leaders with what they need to craft international policies that support democratic and inclusive societies, to help prevent genocide in the future.
Our work centers around eight Focus Areas, distinct subjects that are related to the Holocaust or genocide of the Roma.
The work that we do as an organization includes our own projects, campaigns, statements, and policy recommendations and other tools.
The IHRA Grant Program enables us to support the work of other organizations by funding their projects that counter distortion and safeguard the record.
We work as an international forum, bringing together experts and policymakers from different countries and disciplines to live up to the commitments they made to remember the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.
By exchanging knowledge and experiences, our delegates work in partnership to develop practical solutions to shared challenges in areas like education, archival access, countering Holocaust distortion, preserving sites, and developing exhibits.
Our regular Plenary Meetings enable people around the world to connect with each other, to build cooperation and set standards on key issues.
Some highlights of our recent work.
Learn about the team of experts developing a heritage charter for Holocaust-related sites.
Learn about the team of experts advancing access to archives with material on the Holocaust.
Learn about the team of experts advancing education on the genocide of the Roma.
Policymakers and educators from Hungary participated in the Holocaust Distortion Capacity Building Training Program aimed to help participants identify and tackle Holocaust distortion within their own work environments.
Our Plenary Meetings enable IHRA delegates from around the world to connect with each other, to build cooperation and set standards on key issues. Our most recent Plenary Meetings took place from 24 to 27 June 2024, and were held in Glasgow under the UK IHRA Presidency.
Progress was made across many of our Focus Areas, with all the Working Groups and Committees able to meet and discuss the projects and initiatives currently underway.
Read the Plenary Press Release for a more detailed account of what happened.
Learn more about the IHRA and how we work.
Understand how the IHRA is structured, including information about Working Groups and Committees, the Permanent Office, and the Presidency.
The founding document of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the Stockholm Declaration outlines the principles that guide the organization and its Member Countries.
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