Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those Who Lost Their Lives during the WWII
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those Who Lost Their Lives during the WWII
The United Nations General Assembly invited all state members, organizations of the United Nations system, Non-governmental organizations and Individual persons to observe 8-9 May in an appropriate manner to pay tribute to all victims and Military Soldier of the Second World War. A special solemn meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in commemoration of all victims of the war was held in the second week of May. The second World War began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-Day - August 14, 1945 - it had involved every major power, and had become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be - in both human terms and material resources - the costliest war in history, taking the lives of forty-six million people.
Forum: Pay tribute to all victims of the Second World War.
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for those Who Lost Their Lives during the WWII.
EVENTS: Many memorials and ceremonies are dedicated to Military Soldiers and those who sacrificed their lives during Second World War. The United Nations has a two-day global observance that occurs on May 8 and 9 each year. It is known as the “ Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War”.
Commemoration of All Victims of the Second World War - General Assembly: 33rd plenary meeting , 75th session.
Opening remarks by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the Commemoration of All Victims of the Second World War - General Assembly: 33rd plenary meeting , 75th session.
Opening remarks by Volkan Bozkir, President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, on the Commemoration of All Victims of the Second World War - General Assembly: 33rd plenary meeting , 75th session.
Conventions and Declarations;
° Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
The Geneva Conventions.
- Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field.
- Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea,
- Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War,
- Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War,
- Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed conflicts (Additional Protocol I),
- Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions, and relating to the Protection of] Victims of Non-international armed conflicts ( Additional Protocol II),
- Convention on the Prevention and Convention on the Prevention and Punishment [A/RES/260(III)]
JUBILEES AND MEDALS:
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal 60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945
- Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Victory in Europe Day, Victory Day (Eastern Europe)
PODCASTS: History of the Second World War
81 - Britain's Blockade of Europe & the response of the ICRC
51 The German Airborne Threat to Britain & the Psychological Impact
44 - The Winter War: The British Reaction to the Invasion of Finland
31 - Shadow Warriors: Daring Missions of WWII by Women of the OSS and SOE
09 - Angels of the Underground: Resistance in the Philippines
07 - Eagles over Husky: The Role of the Airforce during the invasion of Sicily