PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Missouri and Kansas are the latest U.S. states that have issued proclamations recognizing the Holodomor as a genocide committed against the people of Ukraine.

On May 7, Jeff Colyer, M.D., governor of Kansas, proclaimed 2018 as “Ukrainian Genocide Remembrance Year” and urged “all citizens to highly value and protect human rights, and join in the commemoration of this tragic episode in the world’s history.”