Dozens of UN ambassadors head to Poland for annual March of the Living

More than 30 United Nations ambassadors departed from New York to Poland this morning to take part in Thursday’s 37th March of the Living ceremony commemorating the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, announces the spokesperson of Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon.

Led by Danon, the delegation of over 50 total participants will visit several key sites in Poland, including the Warsaw Ghetto, the Jewish Quarter in Krakow, and the Krakow Ghetto, according to the statement.

The delegation includes ambassadors from European Union member states, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, and sub-Saharan Africa—including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Argentina, Panama, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

On Wednesday night, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the delegation will hold a special memorial ceremony at the Krakow Theater, before participating in the March of the Living ceremony on Thursday.

This year’s march will mark 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz and the end of World War II. The Israeli delegation will be led by President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog and will include 80 Holocaust survivors from Israel and around the world. Polish President Andrzej Duda will also attend.

Following the march, the delegation will go on to visit Israel, according to Danon’s office.