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Sir Hilary Beckles of The University of the West Indies is one of the world's foremost experts on the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans. On 25 March he joined the President of the UN General Assembly to pay tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of this horrific chapter in human history, and sat down with UN News for an interview on the topic of reparations.

Historian Hilary Beckles explains what reparatory justice means.

Commemorative meeting of the General Assembly to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Held pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/73/345 of 16 September 2019

Remarks by the President of the General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, at the General Assembly: 64th plenary meeting, 78th session - International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade.

United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres's remarks, delivered by the Chef de Cabinet, Mr. Courtenay Rattray on behalf of the Secretary-General, at the General Assembly: 64th plenary meeting, 78th session - International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade

Video Message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (25 March 2024).

Organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in collaboration with the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium, this moderated conversation aims to unveil the power of knowledge in addressing racism, racial discrimination and white supremacy. The hybrid event takes place within the context of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

CONTINUED - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata

Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata

Noon Briefing by Florencia Soto Niño, Associate Spokesperson for Secretary-General.

Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2023/413). Letter dated 26 June 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2023/476).

Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC on 27 April 2023.