The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust holds profound significance as it serves to honour the memory of over a million Jews and other victims who passed during one of the most devastating genocides in history.

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was widely acknowledged Monday as the last major observance that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend.

Today, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, perhaps the most notorious of Nazi concentration and extermination camps.