The millions of Jews and others killed during the Holocaust are to be remembered in services across the UK, as part of Holocaust Memorial Day.
Candles will be lit at ceremonies in London and at the National Memorial Arboretum on the 68th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
More than one million people, mostly Jews, died at the Nazi camp before it was liberated by allied troops in 1945.
Organisers say the day also honours victims of genocide around the world.
Holocaust survivors, politicians and others are expected to gather at the London event on Sunday, while similar services will be held by charities and organisations in many other parts of the country.
National Holocaust Memorial Day was started by the government in 2001 and takes place every year on 27 January.
The UK's year-round centre for remembrance, the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, also attracts some 300,000 visitors each year.
MP apologyKaren Pollock, of the Holocaust Educational Trust, says the memorial day offered a reminder to future generations of the dangers of hate crimes.
"What's important about today is it's an opportunity for us to remember the victims of the Holocaust and also pay tribute to those that survived.
"And to make sure that we're aware that the Holocaust if you like, is where racism and prejudice ultimately lead and so I suppose it's also a warning for us to be vigilant."
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is holding an event on Sunday in central London along the theme of "building bridges".
Olivia Marks-Woldman, chief executive of the Trust, said: "Whole communities were completely destroyed during the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, which is why we are asking people to honour Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 by building bridges within their communities."
Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat MP David Ward has apologised after accusing "the Jews" in Israel of "inflicting atrocities on Palestinians... on a daily basis" ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.
He apologised for the "unintended offence" in a blog post but also said he would "continue to make criticisms of actions in Palestine in the strongest possible terms for as long as Israel continues to oppress the Palestinian people".
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