Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely, Harlem, USA's Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) educating Epsy Campbell-Barr, Former Vice President of Costa Rica and President of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent(PFPAD), on the Benin bronze slave trade origin at the PFPAD 3rd…

Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely and Brazilian friends, deliver the Restitution Study Group statement at the United Nations PFPAD 3 in Geneva today calling for:
1. recognition of the slave trade origin of the Benin bronzes, 2. inclusion of Afrodescendants in the global management…

Canadian Delegation thank Atty. Harriett AbuBakr for her pioneering work at the United Nations.

Third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Date
16 - 19 April 2024

LOCATION
PALAIS DES NATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND #pfpad

Another inspiring and productive #PFPAD session at United Nations Geneva! This 3rd convening of government officials, UN agencies & civil society from all over the world makes clear that the movement to advance the humans rights of people of African descent remains strong. #PFPAD

Queen Mother Dr. Delois Blakely, Harlem USA’s Ambassador to the United Nations, sharing info with Nigeria at PFPAD Session 3, on the Benin Kingdom Museum in Harlem, an Afrodescendant project for cultural heritage education, healing and reconciliation. Founded by the Restitution…

La semana pasada participamos en el #PFPAD Foro de Naciones Unidas sobre Afrodescendientes. Aquí comparto el resumen de la experiencia 🇵🇪✊🏽🇺🇳

Calls for reparations for slavery are getting louder. The UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, says countries need to take concrete steps to ensure justice. He was speaking during a meeting of the U.N. Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD). The group is demanding a…

Venezuela está presente en la 2da. Sesión del #PFPAD de las Naciones Unidas.

Hoy nos llama un sueño común: la declaración universal para los derechos de los pueblos afrodescendientes.

#UN #PermanentForum #AfricanDescent #NYC

At a time when we need human rights protection more than ever, the UN human rights Treaty bodies face a 'liquidity crisis' -due to lack of funding. Listen to the representative of the Secretary General at the opening of #CERD Committee, just as #PFPAD conf. started in April.

1/3 En el Foro Permanente sobre l@s Afrodescendientes #PFPAD Colombia 🇨🇴 destacó que hoy más que nunca es necesario hablar del rol de los pueblos afrodescendientes y de sus saberes ancestrales en la conservación de ecosistemas críticos para su subsistencia.

'Reconocemos lo que nos une como afrodescendencia: nuestro pasado marcado por la esclavización y trata trasatlántica, que a nuestros países aún les cuesta reconocer como dolorosa, cruel e inhumana e incluso la consideran “migración”' , #ForoAfro #AfricanDescent #PFPAD United Nations Human Rights Council

A sublime Teresa Cristina kicks off the 3rd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. It's uplifting to be among 1,000+ deliberating on accelerating the journey to the full realization of the freedom, peace, and prosperity of people of African descent #PFPAD

Justice, dignité et réparations pour Haïti! #onu #PFPAD

Honored to host a reception for the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of #AfricanDescent #PFPAD , civil society, and international partners. Together, we are deepening our commitment to drive global progress toward racial equity and justice. Let’s transform our collective call into…

'Haitianos que han vivido en República Dominicana desde hace siglos se les está negando la ciudadanía, además se ha construido un muro en la frontera. Los niños de ascendencia haitiana están siendo deportadas de RD sin sus padres' #AfricanDescent #PFPAD United Nations Human Rights Council #ForoAfro

“No puede haber desarrollo de verdad sin reparaciones. No puede haber libertad si no podemos liberarnos de las consecuencias del colonialismo”
Arrancó la plenaria en el #PFPAD con intervenciones muy potentes.

📢Cuatro activistas de #Cuba 🇨🇺 participan en el Foro Permanente sobre las Personas Afrodescendientes que se celebra en Ginebra.

Dialogan sobre el racismo estructural que afecta de forma diferenciada a mujeres, personas religiosas y defensoras de los DDHH en la Isla. #PFPAD

#PFPAD first meeting at UNHQ
Main calls:
* For the UN decade of people of African descent to be renewed for another 10 years because we have regressed
* For reparatory justice determined by people of African descent, not descendants of perpetrators

Je suis au 3e forum permanent des personnes afrodescendantes. #onu #PFPAD