Past Events
9 May 2018
Opening Ceremony of the Photo Exhibition entitled “The Lessons of the Long-gone War We Still Remember”
Secretary-General's Remarks
I believe that today’s commemoration has more meaning than in any of the previous years.
We see a world in which conflict is proliferating, we see a world in which so many wars are taking place, and so I believe it is absolutely essential to remind us all of the lessons of the Second World War that, for the Soviet Union, was considered the Great Patriotic War.
That was an absolutely unimaginable, devastating destruction in the world and I think we need to pay tribute to those that in the Soviet Union at the same time represented the biggest military effort against Nazism, but also by far the biggest number of sacrifices. Sacrifices especially of human lives, but also sacrifices of all kinds, that the Soviet Union has endured in order to defeat Nazism.
We absolutely need to make sure that in the world, this kind of events do not take place anymore.
The second mention is related to the fact that in recent times we see the Neo-Nazi message coming again afloat. We see political movements that either confess their neo-Nazi affiliation, or at least use the symbology, the images, the words, for instance, “blood and soil” – we see it repeated in demonstrations in different parts of the world. This is a cancer that is starting to spread again, and I think it is our duty to do everything possible to make sure that this horrible disease is cured, and the memory of all those that managed to defeat Nazism in 1945, that memory allows us to defeat any form of neo-Nazism in today’s time.
We cannot forget the worst crime of the Nazis, which was of course the Holocaust; it was possible for the Soviet troops still to release a few; unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of the Jews and others has been killed. And again, it is interesting to see how hatred, anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred, even anti-Muslims hatred etc, are still again proliferating in the world.
I sincerely hope that the lessons of this May victory, will help us defeat this resurgence of ideas and convictions that I thought had been buried forever. It is our duty to do it, because we cannot accept for these ideologies to come back.
Thank you very much.
— António Guterres
5 May 2017
Special event entitled “Monuments: Keeping the Memory of the Long-gone War Alive” by the Tree of Peace and Unity at 18:00 on the South side of the General Assembly Building, co-organized by the Permanent Missions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Event on “Conflict-Awareness and the Implementation of Peace Education” co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Malawi, the International Peace Youth Group, People’s Movement for Human Rights Learning, Peace Action, Four Freedoms Park, Schools Without Borders and the Center for Environmental and Social Development (15:00 to 18:00 Economic and Social Council Chamber).
2015 Commemoration
Press releases
Lessons of Second World War Must Continue to Guide United Nations Work, General Assembly Told During Meeting Marking Seventieth Anniversary
Secretary-General Dedicates ‘Tree of Peace and Unity’ to Mark End of Second World War, Establishment of United Nations
2010 Commemoration
Film screening: "Ballad of a Soldier" (1959), 27 April 2010
Grigori Chukhrai's "Ballad of a Soldier" is an unconventional meditation on the effects of war, and is considered a milestone in Russian cinema.
Photo Exhibition: "We Won Together" 1 - 14 May 2010
This special exhibition celebrated the victory in World War II through photos highlighting the role of the CIS (former Soviet Union) in the defeat of fascism.
Special Solemn Meeting of the UN General Assembly, 6 May 2010
Second World War One of History’s ‘Most Epic Struggles for Freedom and Liberation’, Says Secretary-General, as General Assembly Marks Anniversary of Conflict’s End
Official record of the meeting, including all statements [A/64/PV.85]
Concert featuring the CIS Youth Symphony Orchestra, 7 May 2010
This special commemorative concert featured the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS (former Soviet Union), led by world-renowned conductor, Vladimir Spivakov.
Secretary-General, at Concert Marking Anniversary of End of Second World War, Says Music Honours ‘Human Spirit that Has Endured So Much and Brought Us So Far’
2005 Commemoration
As General Assembly Meets to Commemorate End of Second World War, Speakers Reaffirm Commitment to Peace, Strengthening of United Nations.
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