Genocide Debate: Other Countries and International Organizations
Several countries and international organizations made public statements addressing the Holodomor and recognizing it as a tragedy. Some went further as to recognize it as genocide, or a crime against humanity.
In the framework of international organizations, resolution recognizing Holodomor as genocide was adopted by the Baltic Assembly.
A number of international organizations adopted resolutions recognizing Holodomor as tragedy or crime against humanity but did not use the word "genocide":
- European Parliament
- General Assembly of the United Nations
- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
- United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture
Highlighted below are recognitions of Holodomor-Genocide as expressed by parliaments, Heads of Government and Heads of State of the following countries:
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Canada
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Slovakia
- United States
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