Remember Slavery

United Nations Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery. Educating on the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies, including racism.

[United Nations @UN]

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights enshrines that these rights are for all people, regardless of nationality, gender, race, religion, belief, or any other status.

https://t.co/LAariPbwCF via @UNHumanRights

[UNESCO @UNESCO]

At the High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra, Ghana, @UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations Lidia Brito reflected on the next steps following the historic United Nations resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.

The focus now is on turning this landmark decision into meaningful action through education, remembrance and dialogue.

Read more: https://t.co/ukj2laeK60

[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Artists and experts from around the world explored how creative expression can either normalize hatred or help defuse it during a virtual discussion as part of events to mark the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

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[UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa @UNOSAA1]

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No te pierdas mañana la conferencia de prensa con el mensaje final sobre la visita oficial a 🇲🇽 del Grupo de Trabajo de expertas y expertos de la ONU sobre personas #afrodescendientes.
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[UN Chronicle @_UNChronicle]

What can be done to dismantle the structures and systems designed and shaped by enslavement, colonialism and racially discriminatory policies?

The @_UNChronicle asked Gaynel Curry, Chair of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of #AfricanDescent: https://t.co/XeowPE7fQi

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[Remember Slavery @rememberslavery]

17 April is the last day to see the exhibit at UNHQ. https://t.co/RoHaQHKIJn

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

The transatlantic slave trade was a vast and brutal system.

The history of the enslavement of Black people in Canada is a stark reminder of these injustices. Yet, until recently, many still believed that slavery happened elsewhere.

[Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 @MelissaFleming]

Our new @UN exhibit “A History Exposed: The Enslavement of Black People in Canada” restores historical truth.

It challenges long-standing silences. It ensures this history can no longer be denied or forgotten.

[United Nations Caribbean @CaribbeanUN]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres address to the 5th session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent — taking place at UN Geneva from 14 to 17 April 2026.

ℹ️ Learn more: https://t.co/5APCgSVzfz

#FightRacism

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

🔴NOW at @UNGeneva

5th session of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Panel on 25 years after the Durban Declaration and Programme and Action: Strengthening global solidarity with people of African descent

Watch the 3rd meeting LIVE⤵️
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[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

People of African descent face discrimination, exclusion, and dehumanization – every single day.
This must end.

We need to take concrete, meaningful steps to dismantle systemic racism and address the damaging legacies of colonialism and enslavement.
https://t.co/mOIGquuLEh

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

Reparatory justice is "key to dismantling systemic racism," said @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk at the opening of the 5th session of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in @UNGeneva.

#FightRacism https://t.co/8m5Ls5ipqp

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

The @UN Permanent Forum for People of African Descent appointed Gaynel Curry of the Bahamas as its new Chair.

"I will strive to ensure that the Forum continues to place the aspirations & human rights concerns of people of African descent at the centre of all its work," she said.

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

“People of African descent around the world face specific & damaging discrimination, exclusion & dehumanization every single day,” @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk told the 5th Permanent Forum on People of African Descent taking place @UNGeneva from 14 to 17 April.

#FightRacism

[UN Human Rights Council @UN_HRC]

“The fight against racism is inseparable from the wider struggle for human rights and human dignity,” @antonioguterres, Secretary-General of the @UN, told the 5th Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, taking place at @UNGeneva from 14 to 17 April 2026.

#FightRacism

[United Nations @UN]

“The history of slavery remains a plague on our society.”

Spoken word artist & activist Shahaddah Jack joined advocates & leaders at a #RememberSlavery event at UNHQ this week.

“Our history is global history. And so is the responsibility to remember & document it truthfully.”

[Volker Türk @volker_turk]

Confronting the past is essential to building a better future. Visiting the @UN memorial to the victims of slavery was a reminder of the unspeakable harm inflicted by enslavement and colonialism. We need to #RememberSlavery, in order to erase its legacy.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The transatlantic slave trade was a crime against humanity that struck at the core of personhood, broke up families & devastated communities.

Let us reject the false narrative of racial difference & fully commit to human rights, equality & the inherent worth of every person.

[Annalena Baerbock @UN_PGA]

Slave trade and slavery stand among the gravest violations of human rights in history. Its consequences endure, shaping lives and societies to this day. As we marked the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the General Assembly, we reflected on how remembrance can help guide the ongoing pursuit of justice.

[Remember Slavery @rememberslavery]

Today marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
🗓️ Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | 🕙 10:00 A.M. EDT
📍 GA Hall, United Nations
📺 Watch Live: https://t.co/jwgNjDdrVm
#RememberSlavery #FightRacism