Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York today, 10 February: I am honored to be with you. Today, we pay our solemn respects to the millions of Jews who were brutally and systematically murdered during the Holocaust. People such as Minister Ehud Barak’s grandparents, Elka and Shmuel Godin, who perished at Treblinka. We remember prisoners of war, political dissidents, members of minority groups such as the Roma and Sinti, homosexuals, disabled people and so many others who were murdered alongside them. We also celebrate the lives of those who survived. We stand together to say “never again” to speak out against those who would deny the Holocaust and its important lessons for humanity. The list of survivors is shrinking. We must ensure the memory of their suffering and endurance never dies. By educating new generations about this genocide, we can help to uphold human dignity for all. On this year’s observance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pay special tribute to the women who suffered in the Holocaust — mothers and daughters, grandmothers, sisters and aunts. They saw their lives irrevocably changed, their families separated and killed, their traditions shattered. Yet, despite appalling acts of cruelty, they consistently found ways to fight back against their persecutors. They joined the resistance, rescued those in peril, smuggled food into ghettos and sacrificed to keep their children alive. Their courage continues to inspire.