UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255

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United Nations General Assembly resolution international condemnation of Holocaust denial

UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
A/RES/61/255	1
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 canonical	1
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
Context triple: [UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7, followedBy, UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255]

A. United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
B. UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 is a 2014 UN General Assembly measure affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity and declaring the Crimean referendum and subsequent annexation by Russia to have no validity.
C. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
D. UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 is the 2005 UN measure that established January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and urged global education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
Target entity description: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 is a 2007 UN measure that condemned Holocaust denial and urged all member states to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event.

A. United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251
United Nations General Assembly resolution 60/251 is the 2006 UN measure that established the Human Rights Council and overhauled the UN’s main intergovernmental human rights machinery.
B. UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262
UN General Assembly Resolution 68/262 is a 2014 UN General Assembly measure affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity and declaring the Crimean referendum and subsequent annexation by Russia to have no validity.
C. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
D. UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 is the 2005 UN measure that established January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and urged global education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 38/7 is a 1983 United Nations General Assembly resolution that condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Grenada as a violation of international law.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations General Assembly resolution ⓘ international condemnation of Holocaust denial ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionMethod	without a vote ⓘ
aimsTo	combat Holocaust denial ⓘ preserve the memory of the Holocaust ⓘ prevent revisionism regarding the Holocaust ⓘ
callsFor	education and remembrance of the Holocaust ⓘ public rejection of Holocaust denial ⓘ
callsUpon	all United Nations Member States ⓘ
category	United Nations General Assembly resolutions adopted in 2007 ⓘ United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust ⓘ linked to: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
condemns	Holocaust denial ⓘ distortion of the Holocaust ⓘ
coSponsor	European Union member states ⓘ linked to: Member States of the European Union Israel ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateAdopted	26 January 2007 ⓘ
documentSymbol	A/RES/61/255 ⓘ linked to: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
geographicalScope	global ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	non-binding resolution ⓘ
linkedTo	International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust ⓘ linked to: InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
notes	that ignoring historical facts increases the risk of their repetition ⓘ
partOf	United Nations efforts to combat racism and intolerance ⓘ
reaffirms	United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7 ⓘ linked to: UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
recognizes	that Holocaust denial fuels antisemitism ⓘ the Holocaust as a historical event ⓘ
relatedTo	Holocaust education ⓘ United Nations human rights framework ⓘ prevention of genocide ⓘ
resolutionNumber	61/255 ⓘ
sessionNumber	61st session of the United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
sponsor	Canada ⓘ
subject	Holocaust denial ⓘ Holocaust remembrance ⓘ combating antisemitism ⓘ
urges	all Member States to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event ⓘ
yearAdopted	2007 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 → followedBy → UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 ⓘ

UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 → category → United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust ⓘ

linked to: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255

UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 → documentSymbol → A/RES/61/255 ⓘ