Ban 'deeply saddened' by death of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel
“The world has lost one of its most important witnesses -- and one of its most eloquent advocates of tolerance and peace,” the UN chief said in a statement issued by his spokesperson.
“Elie Wiesel turned the nightmare of his youth into a lifelong campaign for global equality and peace,” Ban said. “As a UN Messenger of Peace since 1998, he called for constant vigilance in combatting anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred.”
According to the statement, Wiesel was a regular presence at the UN, including at the first-ever International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and often spoke about his experiences at the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp and appealed to the world to “reject indifference” in the face of genocide, discrimination and other horrors.
Extending his condolences to Wiesel's wife, family and all others touched by this loss, the Secretary-General said that the UN is grateful for Wiesel's contributions and remains strongly committed to Holocaust remembrance and the wider struggle for human rights for all, the spokesperson added.
His family said, according to media reports, Wiesel died peacefully after a long illness.
UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras
Source: www.justearthnews.com
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