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The International Day for People of African Descent is being celebrated for the first time on 31 August 2021.
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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 August 2021
Global

The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field of human endeavour, marking the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent.  

Children living in a displaced persons camp in Haiti. (file)
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General Assembly creates new Permanent Forum of People of African Descent

2 August 2021

Capping years of deliberations, the UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve the lives of Afro-descendants, who have for centuries suffered the ills of racism, racial discrimination and the legacy of enslavement around the globe.