Economic and Social Council marks victory over nazism and fascism.

From: UN Chronicle | Date: May 1, 1985 | Copyright information

Economic and Social Council marks victory over nazism and fascism

The Economic and Social Council held a solemn commemorative ceremony in New York on 8 May to observe the fortieth anniversary of the victory over nazism and fascism in the Second World War.

The meeting was held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 39/114, which declared 8 and 9 May 1985 to be "the days of the fortieth anniversary of victory over nazism and fascism in the Second World War...

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