📅 14 April 2026
The forum met under the theme of expanding human rights during the Second International Decade for People of African Descent. It provides a global space for people of African descent to raise lived...
📅 23 December 2013
The General Assembly proclaimed 2015–2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent under the theme recognition, justice and development. The framework connected historical recognition...
📅 1 January 2015
The UN decade began with a mandate to promote recognition, justice and development for people of African descent. States and civil society used the decade to document historical legacies, challenge...
📅 5 December 2022
The Permanent Forum on People of African Descent held its first session in Geneva. The session created a recurring UN space for descendants, states and experts to discuss human rights and policy,...
📅 1 January 2011
The UN year opened a global program focused on recognition, justice, and development. It provided an international platform for states and civil society to address the history of enslavement and...
📅 23 December 2013
Resolution 68/237 established the 2015–2024 decade under the theme “Recognition, Justice and Development.” The resolution created an international framework for addressing racism and the continuing...
📅 1 January 2015
The decade began with a UN program centered on recognition, justice, and development. The framework supported work by states, institutions, and civil society to confront discrimination and the ongoing...
📅 16 December 2020
Resolution 75/170 proclaimed 31 August as the International Day for People of African Descent. It calls for recognition of the diaspora’s contributions and action against discrimination, expanding the...
📅 2 August 2021
Resolution 75/314 operationalized the Forum as a consultative mechanism and platform for people of African descent. It created a recurring institutional space for participation in UN discussions on...
📅 31 August 2021
The first observance followed the General Assembly’s 2020 resolution. It highlighted the global diversity and contributions of African-descended communities while calling attention to racism and the...
📅 5 December 2022
The first session in Geneva opened the Forum’s ongoing work on human rights, representation, reparatory justice, and the legacies of slavery. The meeting included community and civil-society...
📅 17 December 2024
The General Assembly adopted resolution 79/193, extending the international framework for 2025–2034. The decision recognized that the work of addressing racial discrimination and the legacies of...
📅 1 January 2025
The second decade began for 2025–2034, continuing the UN framework for recognition, justice, and development. Its launch extends an international agenda shaped by advocacy from African-descended...
📅 1 January 2015
The UN-declared decade began with a program centered on recognition, justice, and development. For Brazil, it provided an international frame for campaigns on racial inequality, Afro-Brazilian memory,...
📅 17 December 2024
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing a second International Decade for People of African Descent, continuing the global framework for recognition, justice, and development into...
