UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A/RES/61/255 | 1 |
| UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 canonical | 1 |
| United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T457624 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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international condemnation of Holocaust denial ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod | without a vote ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
combat Holocaust denial
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preserve the memory of the Holocaust ⓘ prevent revisionism regarding the Holocaust ⓘ |
| callsFor |
education and remembrance of the Holocaust
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public rejection of Holocaust denial ⓘ |
| callsUpon | all United Nations Member States ⓘ |
| category |
United Nations General Assembly resolutions adopted in 2007
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UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust
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| condemns |
Holocaust denial
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distortion of the Holocaust ⓘ |
| coSponsor |
Member States of the European Union
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surface form:
European Union member states
Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateAdopted | 26 January 2007 ⓘ |
| documentSymbol |
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A/RES/61/255
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| geographicalScope | global ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding resolution ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay
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surface form:
International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
|
| notes | that ignoring historical facts increases the risk of their repetition ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations efforts to combat racism and intolerance ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
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surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 60/7
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| recognizes |
that Holocaust denial fuels antisemitism
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the Holocaust as a historical event ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holocaust education
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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
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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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Input
Subject: UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
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UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
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this entity surface form:
United Nations General Assembly resolutions concerning the Holocaust
UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
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UN General Assembly Resolution 61/255
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this entity surface form:
A/RES/61/255