Holodomor – one of the most heinous crimes in the history of mankind, was the result of a deliberate political strategy masterminded by Stalin and his totalitarian communist regime. By sheer magnitude, losses during the Holodomor surpassed those of the Ukrainian nation during the Second World War. Ukrainians worldwide continue to suffer the consequences of this merciless act.
About Holodomor
With the de-classification of documents in Ukraine and eyewitness accounts, the world has learned of a horrific crime against humanity about which little was previously known or officially confirmed. The confirmation was made by Ukraine itself in its quest for historical truth and national identity. It is fact that the Holodomor: a) occurred; b) was deliberate; and was c) designed to destroy a nation.
This page and resources herein are developed and presented by the UCC Charitable & Education Trust through the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC). We believe it is vital to ensure that this tragedy is not forgotten as it is the best hope against history repeating itself.
Recognition of the Holodomor as Genocide
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada voted in 2006 to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 as an act of genocide by enacting legislation the Закон України «Про Голодомор 1932–1933 років в Україні» Act on the 1932-33 Holodomor in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada voted in 2006 to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 as an act of genocide by enacting legislation the Закон України «Про Голодомор 1932–1933 років в Україні» Act on the 1932-33 Holodomor in Ukraine.
Following Ukraine’s lead, supported by the wealth of information available, the international community joined in recognizing the Holodomor. To date, fourteen countries have formally recognized the Holodomor as an act of genocide: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, and the Vatican.
The Government of Canada recognized the Holodomor in May 2008 with an Act declaring the famine an act of genocide and establishing a national Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day. Similar legislation was then passed by the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and, in 2019 British Columbia, and in 2022, Nova Scotia.
The UCC continues to work toward recognition of the Holodomor as genocide in all Canadian provinces and supports the international campaign for recognition by the United Nations.
National Holodomor Awareness Week
November 21-27, 2022
To further awareness and education, UCC has established two committees:
– National Holodomor Awareness Committee with the mandate of raising awareness of this crime against humanity and promoting recognition of the Holodomor as an act of genocide.
– National Holodomor Education Committee coordinates the inclusion of the topic of the Holodomor into the regular school curriculum in each province and territory across Canada.
Holodomor National Awareness Tour
The Canada Ukraine Foundation (CUF) with its partners, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, The Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Centre and Holodomor Research and Education Consortium, has fully launched the Holodomor National Awareness Tour including the Holodomor Mobile Classroom.
Many across Canada have now had the opportunity to experience the project which has received financial support from the Government of Canada and the provincial governments of Ontario and Manitoba to date.
We encourage all communities to take full advantage of the benefits of this Mobile Classroom for educational purposes as well as for enhancing community outreach.
More information on this project is available on the project web site www.holodomortour.ca.
Ukraine remembers – the World acknowledges
