UN establishes the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The General Assembly adopted a resolution describing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity and calling for reparatory justice, including apology, restitution,...