International Year for People of African Descent

The United Nations General Assembly declared the year 2011 as International Year for People of African Descent (in UN resolution A/RES/64/169). That year also marked the 10th anniversary of the World Conference Against Racism (also known as the Durban Conference), which approved a resolution stating that slavery along with the colonization that sustained it were crimes against humanity.

Selected related initiatives

The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights coordinated activities surrounding the Year, and encouraged other parties, both UN agencies as well as member states, to carry out similar initiatives. These included:

See also


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