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ARCHBISHOP CELESTINO MIGLIORE, Holy See permanent observer to the United Nations, delivered an address on November 1, before the "60th session of the General Assembly of the U.N. on Point 72, 'Holocaust remembrance: draft resolution'." Archbishop Migliore said: "Remembering is a duty and a common responsibility. This is especially true in the case of the Holocaust. ... The responsibility of all nations to remember gains new strength as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camps." He concluded: "May the Holocaust serve as a warning to prevent us from yielding to ideologies which justify contempt for human dignity on the basis of race, color, language or religion."

THE HOLY SEE'S CONCERN FOR THE DIFFICULTIES faced by Palestinian Christians in the Middle East was the theme of an address, also delivered on November 1, by Archbishop Migliore during the "Fourth Commission of the 60th session of the General Assembly of the U.N. on Point 30: 'United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East'." The Holy See permanent observer spoke of "ongoing concern" for "the security wall which cuts access to some Palestinians' lands and water sources, as well as to employment, commerce, education, medical care and freedom of worship. ... In the hope that the many problems of the region will be resolved by negotiation and dialogue, my delegation underlines that a lasting solution will include the question of the Holy City of Jerusalem."
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