Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War Observed on 8–9 May 2025.
Important Days
The United Nations (UN)’s Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War is observed annually on 8th and 9th May across the globe.
- The observance honors all victims of the Second World War (WWII) (1939–1945), including approximately 40 million civilians and 20 million soldiers who lost their lives.
- The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Main Point :- (i) On 22 November 2004, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution A/RES/59/26, proclaiming 8–9 May as the Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War.
(ii) The resolution encourages UN Member States, organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and individuals to observe one or both days annually to pay tribute to all victims of WWII.
(iii) The first observance was held in 2005, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the UN.
About United Nations (UN)
Secretary-General: António Guterres
Headquarters: New York, United States of America (USA)
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