U.N. defines Holocaust denial, urges social media firms to fight it
The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday agreed on a definition of denial of the Holocaust, when the Nazis killed 6 million Jews during World War Two, and urged social media companies "to take active measures" to combat antisemitism.
"The General Assembly is sending a strong and unambiguous message against the denial or the distortion of these historical facts," said Germany's U.N. Ambassador Antje Leendertse. "Ignoring historical facts increases the risk that they will be repeated."
The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution - drafted by Israel and Germany - without a vote. However, Iran disassociated itself.
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