The Global Forum also addressed the issues of combatting genocide denial and propaganda of xenophobia, discussed how genocide histories are erased from, trivialized and denied in textbooks and curricula across the world, how the narrative of denialism changes through time.
Special attention was paid to making steps in raising awareness of younger generation on countering xenophobia, hatred and intolerance, thus contributing to the preventing measures against the formation of genocidal environment.
The Global Forum brought together representatives of the United Nations, namely, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary General on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng and the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Fernand de Varennes, the OSCE, the Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) and other international organizations, as well as promi- nent experts in the fields of genocide prevention and international criminal law from Germany, Poland, the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina, Japan, Canada, Bangladesh, and Rwanda..
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