UN proclaims the International Decade for People of African Descent

The statute established a national legal framework to promote racial equality and combat discrimination, including in education, culture, health, and employment. It translated Black movement demands...

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...

Law 12.711 reserved places at federal universities and institutes for public-school graduates, with provisions reflecting racial and Indigenous demographics. It emerged from long campaigns over...

At their 2013 meeting, Caribbean leaders agreed to establish national reparations committees and a regional commission to prepare the case for reparatory justice concerning Indigenous genocide,...

The conference brought governments, scholars, community organizers, and diaspora representatives together to develop a regional reparations agenda. Participants elected Hilary Beckles as chair of...

CARICOM reported that its leaders had accepted the regional reparatory justice program as a basis for further action after their March 10–11 intersessional meeting. Its proposals treated reparations...

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...

The United Nations unveiled the Ark of Return memorial at its New York headquarters. The memorial recognizes the victims of slavery and the transatlantic trade in a global civic space. Its...

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...

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...