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TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
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Sir Hilary Beckles discusses reparations for the Transatlantic Slave Trade
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.
Audio Languages: English, Original
3 April 2024
General Assembly
General Assembly: 64th plenary meeting, 78th session - International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
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
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
25 March 2024
General Assembly
Dennis Francis (President of the General Assembly) at the General Assembly: 64th plenary meeting, 78th session - International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade
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.
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
25 March 2024
General Assembly
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General)'s remarks to 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
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
25 March 2024
Messages
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2024
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).
Audio Languages: English
20 March 2024
Meetings & Events
Knowledge, History and Power: In conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones & Laura Trevelyan
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.
Audio Languages: English, Original
6 December 2023
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) visits the National Museum of African American History and Culture
Secretary-General of the United Nations visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC on 27 April 2023.
Audio Languages: English
15 June 2023
Meetings & Events
Bryan Stevenson - Keynote lecture on the Transatlantic Slave Trade at the event "Beyond Colonial Histories"
The event "Beyond Colonial Histories" was organized by the UN Department of Global Communication in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum and supported by the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York.
Audio Languages: English
30 March 2023
Meetings & Events
Beyond Colonial Histories. Keynote lecture by Bryan Stevenson & Panel Discussion about Museums and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"Beyond Colonial Histories. Keynote lecture by Bryan Stevenson & Panel Discussion about Museums and the Transatlantic Slave Trade" organized on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Audio Languages: English
30 March 2023
Press Conferences
Slavery, Syria & other topics - Daily Press Briefing
Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Audio Languages: English
27 March 2023
General Assembly
General Assembly: Commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade - 63rd Plenary Meeting, 77th Session
Commemoration of the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade - Item 122
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish, Original
27 March 2023
General Assembly
António Guterres (UN Secretary-General) on the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade
Remarks by António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, at the 63rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the abolition of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.
Audio Languages: English
27 March 2023