Permanent Memorial to and Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108Follow-up to the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2008–2019

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/345

2019A/RES/73/345Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave tradeLatestCompare with previous version
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2014A/RES/69/19Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave tradeCompare with previous version
2013A/RES/68/7Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave tradeCompare with previous version
2013A/RES/67/108Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave tradeCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

6 topics

Budget Contributions Educational Programmes Funds International Days Memorials Slavery

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

1 report of the Secretary-General submitted under this mandate, 2009.

2009A/64/299Programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery report of the Secretary-General

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What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the initiative of the States members of the Caribbean Community to erect, at a place of prominence at United Nations Headquarters that is easily accessible to delegates, United Nations staff and visitors, a permanent memorial in acknowledgement of the tragedy and in consideration of the legacy of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

Also welcomes the establishment of a committee of interested States to oversee the permanent memorial project, drawn from all geographical regions of the world, with Member States from the Caribbean Community and the African Union playing a primary role, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, representatives of the Secretariat, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library and civil society;

Notes that the committee will oversee the voluntary fund established for the erection of the permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

Expresses sincere appreciation to those Member States that have already made contributions to the fund, and invites Member States and other interested parties that have not done so to do likewise;

Expresses appreciation to the Secretary-General, the Secretariat and members of the committee for their invaluable support, technical advice and assistance towards implementation of the project;

Reiterates its request contained in resolution 61/19 for Member States that have not already done so to develop educational programmes, including through school curricula, designed to educate and inculcate in future generations an understanding of the lessons, history and consequences of slavery and the slave trade;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the programme of outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery, which highlights developments relating to a diverse educational outreach strategy to increase awareness of and to educate future generations about the causes, consequences, lessons and legacy of the four-hundred-year-long slave trade and to communicate the dangers of racism and prejudice, and encourages continued action in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session on continued action to implement the programme of educational outreach, including action by Member States;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth session the item entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”.

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