Swedish Presidency 2022
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, to the Permanent Council of the OSCE for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 26 January 2023
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, at the commemorative event, Holocaust Remembrance Conference: Remembering the Past. Shaping the Future. 23 January 2023
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, at an event at the Swiss Embassy in Canada commemorating Raoul Wallenberg 17 January 2023
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, at an event at the Swiss Embassy commemorating the November pogrom 9 November 2022
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, at the International Conference on “Fighting Antisemitism and Holocaust Distortion and Denial on the Digital Battlefield” 7 October 2022
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, at the opening of the Auschwitz exhibition in Malmö 24 May 2022
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Ann Bernes, to the Swedish Parliament 11 May 2022
Greek Presidency 2021
All statements and speeches by the Greek Presidency can be found on the Presidency's website.
German Presidency 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at "Hate Speech and Antigypsyism in the Media Conference" 10 March 2021
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement Annual Summit 24 February 2021
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 27 January 2021
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at Friends of Yad Vashem in Germany 26 January 2021
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at EC Working Group on Antisemitism 8 December 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at launch event of ODIHR / UNESCO publication, Addressing Anti-Semitism in Schools: Training Curricula 24 November 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at WJC High-level Side Event on Antisemitism to the 75th UNGA 17 November 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at Forum on Holocaust Remembrance at German Embassy in UK, "The Future of Holocaust Remembrance" 11 November 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at event to commemorate the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, “Why do they hate us?” Antisemitism Across Generations 29 October 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, US State Department Conference on "Internet Anti-Semitism: Ancient Hatred, Modern Medium" 21 October 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at OSCE/ODIHR event on Holocaust remembrance and education 7 October 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at "Beyond Duty –Visas for Life: High Level Diplomatic Event to Commemorate the Year of Sugihara 2020" 23 September 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at German Presidency of the Council of the EU conference, "Working together to fight antisemitism in Europe: Structures and strategies for a holistic approach" 10 September 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Michaela Küchler, at virtual commemoration ceremony on European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma 2 August 2020
Luxembourg Chairmanship 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, at IHRA Handover ceremony 3 March 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, at the OSCE Permanent Council 30 January 2020
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, at the commemoration of the genocide of the Sinti and Roma 2 August 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer at the First International Meeting of Special Envoys & Coordinators Combating Antisemitism in Bucharest 17 June 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, in Skopje 11 March 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, at the IHRA Handover 5 March 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Georges Santer, at the European Parliament 7 February 2019
Italian Chairmanship 2018
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at the IHRA Handover 5 March 2019
- Address on behalf of IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at the Permanent Council of the OSCE on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 31 January 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, on International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust in the General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York 28 January 2019
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at the OSCE/ODIHR “Conference on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination with a Focus on Discrimination based on Religion and Belief: Towards a Comprehensive Response in the OSCE Region” 22 October 2018
- Address by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin at the Concert about Job 30 May 2018
- Address by the IHRA Chair, Sandro De Bernardin at the Conference on The Racist Laws - Before and After the Shoah: Models, Practices and Heritage 27 May 2018
- Intervention by IHRA Chair, Ambassador Sandro De Bernardin, at 6th Global Forum on Combatting Antisemitism 20 March 2018
- Speech by Italian Chair Sandro De Bernardin at the IHRA Handover 6 March 2018
Swiss Chairmanship 2017
- Speech by the Swiss Chair Benno Bättig at the Reception at Kursaal Bern 27 November 2017
- Speech by the Swiss Chair Benno Bättig at the Conference on the Mass Murder of People with Disabilities and the Holocaust 26 November 2017
- Speech by the Swiss Chair Benno Bättig at the Reception by Geneva Authorities 28 June 2017
- Speech by the Swiss Chair Benno Bättig at the Official Reception in Penthes 27 June 2017
- Speech by Head of the Swiss Delegation on behalf of the IHRA Chair at the conference "As Mass Murder Began: Identifying and Remembering the Killing Sites of Summer-Fall 1941" 22 March 2017
- Speech by the Swiss Chair Benno Bättig at the IHRA Handover 7 March 2017
Romanian Chairmanship 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the IHRA Handover 7 March 2017
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at opening of the conference “Refugee Policies from 1933 until Today: Challenges and Responsibilities” in cooperation with the Holy See 16 February 2017
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at inauguration of the Exhibition “Holocaust Education and Remembrance in Romania” in Brussels 8 February 2017
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the OSCE Permanent Council Meeting in Vienna on the Occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day 26 January 2017
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the IHRA/UNESCO roundtable entitled “How to Respond to Antisemitism through Education, Culture and Communication?" in Paris 6 December 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the conference "Virtues of Tolerance" in Lisbon 22 September 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at "Connecting Law and Memory" conference at Kazerne Dossin 20 September 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at event organized in Romania in memory of Elie Wiesel 7 July 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the official commemoration of the Pogrom in Iasi 28 June 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the seminar on Spanish and Romanian diplomats who rescued Jews during Wolrd War II 2 June 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the unveiling of the Holocaust Memorial Monument in Gherla, Romania 22 May 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the international conference 'Forgotten Voices' 6-7 April 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the opening of the Education Programme "2 Days Ambassador" 5 April 2016
- Speech by Romanian Chair Mihnea Constantinescu at the IHRA Handover 8 March 2016
Hungarian Chairmanship 2015
- Speech by Hungarian Chair Szabolcs Takács at the EU colloqium "A fundamental rights based approach to tackling antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe: specificities, commonalities and responses." 1 October 2015.
- Speech by Hungarian Chair Szabolcs Takács at the Roma Historical, Cultural, Educational and Holocaust Centre of Csepel 2 August 2015
- Speech by Honorary Chairmans Yehuda Bauer at the Budapest Plenary on the topic of 23 August 11 June 2015
- Speech by the Hungarian Minister János Lázár at the Dohány Street Synagogue 9 June 2015
- Speech by Hungarian Chair Szabolcs Takács at the 5th Golbal Forum for Combating Antisemitism 13 May 2015
- Speech by Hungarian Chair Szabolcs Takács at the House of Lords 22 April 2015
- Speech by Hungarian Chair Szabolcs Takács at the IHRA Handover ceremony 9 March 2015
United Kingdom Chairmanship 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the IHRA Handover ceremony 9 March 2015
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna 22 January 2015
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the Parliamentary Session, Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Bucharest 8 October 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the Bucharest Holocaust Memorial 8 October 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the Salzburg Global Seminar Session on Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention 22 June 2014
- Speech by Honorary Chairman Yehuda Bauer at the International Conference on Genocide Prevention 31 March-1 April 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the International Conference on Genocide Prevention 31 March - 1 April 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) Conference 4 March 2014
- Speech by UK Chair Sir Andrew Burns at 2014 IHRA Handover Ceremony 25 February 2014
Canadian Chairmanship 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at 2014 IHRA Handover Ceremony 25 February 2014
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at Yad Vashem's Alumni Educators Conference 3-4 July 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at the OSCE/ODIHR Conference "Addressing the Security Needs of Jewish Communities in the OSCE Region: Challenges and Good Practices" 13 June 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at the Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism 28 May 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at the International Conference "Historical Experience of Roma in Europe with the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Discrimination of Roma" 23 May 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination 21 May 2013
- Speech by Canadian Chair Dr. Mario Silva at the 2013 Handover Ceremony 5 March 2013
- Speech by Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney at the 2013 Handover Ceremony 5 March 2013
- Speech by Belgian Chair Ambassador Jan Deboutte at the 2013 Handover Ceremony 5 March 2013
- Executive Secretary Dr. Kathrin Meyer's speech to the Portuguese Parliament in Lisbon, Portugal on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2011 27 January 2011
- Statement by Chairman Dan Tichon at the OSCE Conference on Tolerance in Astana, Kazakhstan 29 June 2010
- Statement by Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Minister for Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, at the 2010 Israel Plenary in Jerusalem, Israel 17 June 2010
- Statement by the New IHRA Chair, Mr. Dan Tichon, at the Inauguration of the Israeli Chairmanship of IHRA 4 March 2010
- Statement by Amb. Tom Vraalsen at the Chairmanship Handover Ceremony between Norway and Israel 4 March 2010
- Closing Remarks by IHRA Chair Ambassador Tom Vraalsen to the IHRA Plenary in Trondheim 3 December 2009
- Speech to the IHRA by Rika Ottervik, Mayor of Trondheim 3 December 2009
- Keynote Address to the Regional Conference on Combating Antisemitism, Bucharest, Romania, by Dr. Paul Shapiro, US Delegation 17 September 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Professor Yehuda Bauer, Honorary Chairman of the IHRA 29 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Ambassador Dr. Benedikt Haller, Head of Delegation of Germany 29 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Professor Monique Eckmann, Swiss Delegation and Chair of the Education Working Group 28 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Wesley Fisher, Delegate from the Claims Conference 28 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Dr. Thomas Lutz, German Delegation 28 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Dr. Wolf Kaiser, German Delegation 28 June 2009
- Statement to the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Professor Steven Katz, former Chair of the Academic Working Group 28 June 2009
- Statement at the Opening of the Holocaust Era Assets Conference in Prague, Czech Republic, by Ambassador Tom Vraalsen of Norway, IHRA Chair 26 June 2009
- Opening Speech of Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre to the June 2009 Plenary Session in Oslo, Norway 24 June 2009
- Statement of new Chairman of the IHRA, Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen 17 March 2009
- Handing over the Austrian IHRA Chairmanship to Norway 17 March 2009
- Statement of the IHRA Chair for the London Conference on Combating Antisemitism 15-17 February 2009
- Statement of President of the Austrian Parliament on the Occasion of the Opening of the IHRA Plenary Session Vienna 16 December 2008
- Introductory Statement by Ambassador Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff 16 December 2008
- "The November Pogrom, the Holocaust and Genocide: A Contemporary View" by Yehuda Bauer 10 November 2008
- Statement for the IHRA at the occasion of the Round Table commemorating the November Pogroms of 1938 in Vienna, by Ambassador Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff 10 November 2008
- Address by Ambassador Janez Lenarcic 10 November 2008
- Speech by The Right Hon Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 10 November 2008
- Speech by Morten Kjaerum, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights 10 November 2008
- Statement of Mr. Francis Deng, Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide 10 November 2008
- International Round Table Commemorating November 1938 Pogroms Voices Strong Commitment to Ensure Continuous Remembrance of the Holocaust and to Combat Antisemitism 10 November 2008
- Speech by Marcello Scarone Azzi, Programme Specialist, Struggle against Discrimination and Racism Section 10 November 2008
- Statement of Austria at the UN General Assembly on Holocaust Remembrance 3 November 2008
- State Secretary Hans Winkler's Speech at Sachsenhausen 23 June 2008
- Opening of the IHRA Permanent Office in Berlin 6 May 2008
- "Holocaust Studies: Aspects of Research and Actual Tendencies. An Interview with Yehuda Bauer" by Michael Wildt 11 April 2009
- Austria Assumes IHRA Chairmanship 12 March 2008
- Czech Republic Takes Over Presidency of the IHRA 21 March 2007
- Yehuda Bauer Addresses Riga Conference on "The Holocaust: Remembrance and Lessons" 4 July 2006
- Yehuda Bauer Addresses IHRA 25 May 2006
- Hungary takes over Chairmanship of IHRA 22 March 2006
- Yehuda Bauer Speaks to U.N. General Assembly on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January 2006
- Yehuda Bauer Speaks About "The Role of the Educator" at OSCE Conference on Antisemitism 8-9 June 2005
IHRA Chair, Szabolcs Takács, speaks at the United Nations General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on 27 January 2016. UN Photo/ Manuel Elias