New York State declares November as a month of remembrance of the Holodomor victims in Ukraine

New York State declares November as a month of remembrance of the Holodomor victims in Ukraine

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The State of New York has declared November as a month of remembrance for the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-33. The document also confirms the state's previous decision to recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people

The State of New York has declared November as a month of remembrance of the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-33. This was announced by Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova, according to UNN.

The document also confirms the previous decision of the state to recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.

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"New York State issued a proclamation on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the of the Holodomor, in which it once again emphasized the recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-33 as genocide of the Ukrainian people and proclaimed November as the month of memory of the Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide in Ukraine.  We are very grateful to the Governor of New York State, Kathy Gokul, for her solidarity with Ukraine. We thank the team of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York and the and the Ukrainian community for their active work in honoring the memory of the victims of the of the Holodomor."

Oksana Markarova

Recall

Recently, Iowa became the 33rd state in the United Statesto recognize the Holodomor of 1932-33. to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-33 as genocide of the Ukrainian people.