Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African...

Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Welcome to the draft programme of work for the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

This page provides detailed information about the main sessions and side events, including times, locations, and speakers

For any questions or further information, please feel free to contact the Permanent Forum Secretariat at pfpad@un.org

Devine

US Freedmen Project

President

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Devine Prince is a community advocate, an activist and an American Freedmen Reparationist

He hails from a family of multigenerational NYers by way of GA and NC. He is committed to restorative, reparative and remedial justice for his ancestors and all other emancipated persons in the U.S.

He is the current president of The US Freedmen Project

10:00am EDT

Opening of the 4th session (Items 1 - 3) General Assembly, UN HeadquartersH.E. Philemon Yang • Earle Courtenay Rattray • H.E. Francia Elena Márquez Mina • H.E. Anielle Franco • Dr. Carla Natalie Barnett • His Honourable Mr. Joseph L.F. Hamilton • Dr. Natalia Kanem • H.E. Jürg Lauber • H.E. Volker Türk

11:00am EDT

Item 4: General Debate General Assembly, UN Headquarters

1:00pm EDT

Side event - The Appropriate use of "Slavery" and "The Slave Trade" throughout the United Nations Anti-Racism mechanisms regarding reparations Suite #120 - 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017

3:00pm EDT

Item 4: General Debate (Continued) General Assembly, UN Headquarters

10:00am EDT

Item 5: Thematic Discussion: Reparatory justice for Africa and people of African descent Conference Room 4, UN HeadquartersJune Soomer • Angela Naa Afoley Odai • Dr. Hilary Brown • Nkechi Taifa

1:15pm EDT

Special event - “Beyond Numbers" - Leveraging Data and Evidence to Advance Equity for People of African Descent Conference room 6 (CR6)

6:00pm EDT

Side event - Discussion on the US Department of Justice January 2025 Report on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Online Side event - The challenges of developing public policies for racial justice in the face of the rise of Christian nationalism in the Americas The People's Forum

1:15pm EDT

Special event - The Role of Arts and Culture in Acknowledging the Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Supporting Afro-Descendant Communities Conference room 6 (CR6)