UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent

adminMarch 21, 2024September 19, 202405 mins

Experts and UN leaders exchanged views about the best ways forward, centred on this year’s theme, A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. While the decade ends in 2024, much work remains to be done, General Assembly President Dennis Francis told the world body. To galvanize…

World News in Brief: Reparations for African diaspora, child deaths in Sudan, Libya update

adminSeptember 19, 2023September 16, 202405 mins

That’s the message from UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who called for strong leadership and political will from States to heed the call of people of African descent for accountability and redress. His comments followed the release of a new UN report which sets out a series of concrete steps for governments to make reparations…