Annan: UN created as a reaction to Holocaust 

"The founding of the United Nations was a direct response to the Holocaust”, the UN secretary general Kofi Annan has said at a news conference in New York. He added that “It is essential for all of us to remember, to reflect and to learn from what happened.” Mr Annan also said that, as of Tuesday, 148 of the United Nations’ 191 member countries had expressed support for a special commemorative session of the UN General Assembly, and letters were still coming in. Among the signatories are Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Yemen, Turkey, South Africa and China.