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Together for Impact – the Swedish Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Sweden holds the Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the IHRA, twenty plus years after the first Stockholm Forum on the Holocaust and one year after the Malmö Forum, Remember – ReAct. The Presidency, Together for Impact, began on 1 March of 2022 and will continue until the end of February of 2023.

Sweden assumes the Presidency at a time when the IHRA is needed more than ever; anti-democratic forces are gaining ground, spreading antisemitism, antigypsyism, disinformation and distortion, not least on social media platforms. The Presidency has two major priorities; following up on the pledges made at the Malmö Forum and focusing on further strengthening the IHRA as an institution.

Responsible ministries
Ministry of Culture
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      Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

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      International Conference on the Genocide of the Roma and Combating Antigypsyism - Research and Expert Conference 20-21 October 2022, Stockholm

      Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

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    The second IHRA Plenary Session of the Swedish IHRA Presidency, Together for Impact, took place in Gothenburg on 30 of november and 1 of december 2022. Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

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    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has successfully concluded its second and final Plenary of the Swedish Presidency, which took place during four days in Gothenburg. The meetings, attended by experts, political representatives, and representatives of international organizations and civil society, inspired exchanges and developments in the field of Holocaust remembrance, education, and research under the Swedish Presidency’s motto “Together for Impact.”

    The Swedish Minister for Culture, Parisa Liljestrand, addressed the Plenary, highlighting the importance of the IHRA’s collaborative work and stating that, “Working together is the best way to promote human rights and democracy.”

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    IHRA Plenary, Stockholm, June 2022.
    IHRA Plenary, Stockholm, June 2022. Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

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    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    • Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden

    The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has successfully concluded its first plenary meetings under the Swedish Presidency. Guided by the motto, “Together for impact,” more than 200 experts, political representatives, and representatives of international organizations and civil society met in Stockholm over four days to advance education, remembrance, and research of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.

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      Micael Bindefeld and Christer Mattsson, talking about the work of the Micael Bindefeld foundation.

      Photos: Government Offices of Sweden and The Segerstedt Institute

    • Holocaust survivor Tobias Rawet.

      Holocaust survivor Tobias Rawet.

      Photos: Government Offices of Sweden and The Segerstedt Institute

    • The Mother´s Day card from the ghetto.

      The Mother´s Day card from the ghetto.

      Photos: Government Offices of Sweden and The Segerstedt Institute

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    IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes.
    IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden

    "By comparing and equating Ukraine’s democratically elected government and their actions with the murderous policy of Nazi Germany, the history of the Holocaust is being grossly distorted and misused," said IHRA Chair Ambassador Ann Bernes in her first statement as IHRA Chair.

Background

  • Together for Impact – the Swedish Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

    Illustration: The Government Offices of Sweden

    Through the initiative of former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson Sweden helped found the forerunner of the IHRA in 1998, and in 2000 initiated the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust, at which the IHRA was established and the Stockholm Declaration adopted to serve as the basis for its unique expert, knowledge and dialogue-oriented activities. Sweden’s role as a founder and its long-standing engagement in the IHRA is a central starting point for the Swedish Presidency in 2022–2023. In January 2020, the IHRA adopted a Ministerial Declaration which supplements the Stockholm Declaration by highlighting several topical issues and pointing out that the genocide of the Roma has been neglected.

    In October 2021, at the initiative of former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, the Swedish Government organised the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, at which 60 delegations made pledges in the IHRA’s area of activity. Sweden pledged to take on the Presidency of the IHRA in 2022–2023 and, as part of that commitment, to follow up on the pledges made at the Malmö Forum. Holding the Presidency of the IHRA is thus part of consistent efforts whereby the Swedish Government continues to prioritise these issues both in their own right and as an important part of Sweden’s never-ending efforts to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law.

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