Are Black People Any Closer To The Goals Of The International Decade For People Of African Descent In Its Final Year?

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 24, 2024

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent, with national, regional, and global actions. As proclaimed by the General Assembly, the theme for the International Decade is “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development.”

Among the objectives of the decade are “the promotion of respect, protection, and ful>Secretary-General António Guterres  recently highlighted “the enormous impact”

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