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January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was on this day in 1945 that the Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated - a place of imprisonment, human experimentation and execution of Jews, Poles, Gypsies and other victims. It is officially recognized that up to 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. As is known, immediately after the occupation of Ukraine, the Nazis deployed a wide network of ghettos (the largest was Lviv), and later began mass shootings of the Jewish population. One of the largest and most famous was the shootings in Babyn Yar in Kyiv, but the destruction of the Jews of Ukraine was systematic and widespread. In the Holocaust, Ukraine lost 1.5 million Jews, who were destroyed right on its territory, in pits and ravines on the outskirts of cities and villages. According to researchers, there are up to 2,000 “smaller ravines” in Ukraine, places where the Nazis killed Jews. The International Holocaust Remembrance Day should remind all tyrants and aggressors of today’s world of the danger and consequences of their actions. And sooner or later, everyone will be punished for their inhumane actions. On this day, the Day of Mourning and Remembrance, we join the general sorrow and seek to sympathize with all this pain and loss, the name of which is the Holocaust.

Education is one of the main factors that determine the future of our world. It not only contributes to the formation of a sustainable and viable society, but is also the key to achieving all other sustainable development goals. Not only the standard of living depends on education, but also the ability of people to solve global problems, from preserving the environment to overcoming poverty. This day, proclaimed by the UN, emphasizes the importance of equal access to education for all, without exception, regardless of gender, nationality or social status. In many countries where access to quality education is limited, this day has a special meaning. It also emphasizes the role of education in creating inclusive, just and prosperous communities. Let us remember: quality education is one of the cornerstones of victory and future success of the state. These truths are realized by a professor at Uzhhorod University who lectures students about the trenches on the front line; a Kyiv teacher who, due to the lack of electricity, holds a lesson near a supermarket right on the street; every educator who, despite the threat to his life, refused to collaborate with the occupiers and continued to teach children in the Ukrainian language and the Ukrainian curriculum underground. And most importantly, our children realize this, who continue to study with a candle or flashlight, in bomb shelters to the sounds of sirens, artillery and rocket attacks. Glory to Ukraine!

Every year on January 11, the world celebrates a pleasant holiday - International Thank You Day. Often in a hurry, we forget to say this word, but it is extremely necessary. Each of us today has the opportunity to thank those who are close to us, colleagues, teachers, employees, applicants, to whom we once forgot to say this warm word. Start with your loved ones, your family, thank those who take care of you every day, who make your morning fragrant, tasty, kind. Call your parents once again, tell them what you did not have time to say, what you were perhaps ashamed to say, what you did not have time to say. Do not be shy today to thank everyone who is important to you! And as a whole friendly Ukrainian family, we bow down to the ground and say "Thank you" to our heroic Armed Forces, to all Ukrainian soldiers who defend our land from the Russian horde. Thank you!

On December 14, Ukraine honors the participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident. This is the day of courageous and selfless people whose feat cannot be overestimated. The heroism, patriotism, and professional skill of the participants in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident have been tested by time. We have no right to forget their sacrifice. Many of them did not live to see us today, having given their lives to preserve the lives and health of future generations. Today, we express sincere words of gratitude and honor all the liquidators for their courage, and we bow our heads in memory of the deceased.