The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) announces that it is organizing a global advocacy campaign, “Remember the Holodomor - The Genocide of Ukrainians Continues”, to mark the anniversary of the Holodomor Genocide of 1932-1933.
“November 19 marks 1000 days since the beginning of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. These historic events are linked by the cruelty and ruthlessness of the aggressor, who seeks to destroy the Ukrainian people. We must remind the world of the heinous crimes committed by the communist Stalinist regime against the Ukrainian people in the twentieth century, just as its successor, the ruscist Putin regime, is once again committing genocide on Ukrainian soil,” the statement reads.
This was reported by Radio Liberty.
As part of the campaign, the UWC calls on the Ukrainian community worldwide and friends of Ukraine to jointly organize events dedicated to commemorating the victims of the Holodomor and condemn Russia for an “unprovoked genocidal war.”
In addition, those wishing to join the campaign are urged to contact their governments. “Send letters of appeal to the governments of your countries demanding that they recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people. Call on governments to condemn the current Russian aggression against Ukraine as genocide of the Ukrainian people. Ask your governments to hold official commemorations or parliamentary hearings on the anniversary of the Holodomor Genocide,” the statement reads.
The Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holodomor Genocide of 1932-1933 is celebrated annually on the fourth Saturday of November, this year on November 23.
After the beginning of the full-scale invasion, consideration of the issue of recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people intensified in a number of countries, and parliaments around the world began to recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.
On December 15, 2022, the European Parliament supported a resolution recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. MEPs also called on Russia, as the successor to the USSR, to apologize for the actions of the Soviet regime against Ukraine.
The artificial famine organized by the Soviet authorities in 1932-1933 in Ukraine is known as the Holodomor. In November 2006, the Verkhovna Rada recognized it as genocide of the Ukrainian people.
Citing data from scientific and demographic expertise, Ukraine claims that the total number of human losses from the Holodomor Genocide of 1932-33 is almost 4 million people, and the losses of Ukrainians in terms of unborn children are more than 6 million.