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

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5:00pm EDT

Side event - International Civil Society Working Group (ICSWG) Annual PFPAD Reception New York University Law School

7:00pm EDT

Side event - Youth Sunday Launch Dinner: Networking and Preparation for the Forum Amaze Restaurant

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 Side event - Harnessing AI for Digital Economic Justice: Advancing Equity for Black Americans and the African Diaspora The Baha’I Community Center

11:00am EDT

Item 4: General Debate General Assembly, UN Headquarters

1:00pm EDT

Side event - State of Black Economics Report - Leveraging Data to Understand Barriers, Take Action, and Mitigate Pushback Online 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 Side event - Reparatory Justice and Institutional Accountability: An Open and Candid Dialogue with the Church of England on Historical Injustices. Conference Room 4, UN Headquarters

7:00pm EDT

Side event - Reparations Panel of Experts– Guided Discussion based on three scenarios Online

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 Side event - The Missing SDG – A Call to Restorative Racial Justice United Nations Church Center - 2nd floor

11:00am EDT

Side event - Faith Perspectives on Reparatory Justice and Racial Healing Africa Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations In New York

11:30am EDT

Side event - Launching G-SAP: The Global Network for the Study of Africans and People of African Descent Conference room CRE, UN Headquarters

1:15pm EDT

Side event - Apology and Repair; how descendants of the enslaved and descendants of the enslavers are taking steps towards reparatory justice. Conference room 9, UN headquarters Side event - Launch of the Research Project entitled ‘Looking Back and Reaching Forward: Commemorating the International Decade for People of African Descent and the Human Rights of Women and Girls’ Conference room CRE, UN Headquarters

1:30pm EDT

Side event - From the Cradle to the Grave: The Lifelong Criminalization of Survivors Online

3:00pm EDT

Item 5: Thematic Discussion (continued): Human rights of women and girls of African descent Conference Room 4, UN HeadquartersGaynel Curry • June Soomer • Diene Keita • Satang Nabaneh

5:00pm EDT

Side event - Where Do We Go From Here? Black Women’s Leadership Across the Diaspora and the Advancement of Reparative Racial Justice Across the Nonprofit, International Development, and Philanthropic Sectors The Africa Center

5:30pm EDT

Side event - Education and Human Rights: Anti-racist dialogues

6:00pm EDT

Side event - Protecting Environmental Rights Defenders in Racial Sacrifice Zones in the Caribbean: Towards a Rights-based Framework for Reparatory Environmental Democracy (RRED Framework) Online

7:30pm EDT

Side event - Pan African Roots Synergy Conversation on Land rights for Indigenous Africans 630 Second Avenue

10:00am EDT

Item 5: Thematic Discussion (continued): Policy-making and systemic racism: a human rights-based approach Conference Room 4, UN HeadquartersJustin Hansford • Michael McEachrane • Thenjiwe McHarris • Tanya Katerí Hernández

12:30pm EDT

Side event - Engaging Youth in Higher Academia: Launch of the Pan-African Student Course Congress Online

3:00pm EDT

Item 5: Thematic Discussion (continued): Artificial intelligence and digital justice for people of African descent Conference Room 4, UN HeadquartersPastor Murillo • Ashwini K.P. • Bina D’Costa • Mutale Nkonde Side event - SOLITUDE International Think Tank for black women and girls of African descent releases newest report "Reparations as Personhood" Conference room CRE, UN Headquarters

5:30pm EDT

Side event - Anti-racist Education and the role of public policies: paths for racial equity Brazil Foudation

6:00pm EDT

Side event - Discussion on the US Department of Justice January 2025 Report on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Online Side event - Global Circle for Reparations and Healing Introductory Forum Church Center of the United Nations

8:00am EDT

Side event - The UN Second Decade as an Instrument for Transformative Change for Racial Justice and Equality Church Center of the United Nations

10:00am EDT

Closed internal meeting

3:00pm EDT

Item 6: Adoption of the preliminary conclusions and recommendations of the 4th session - Closing event: Haiti’s Independence Debt: 200 years later Conference Room 4, UN HeadquartersMartin Kimani • H.E. Bob Rae • H.E. Pierre Ericq Pierre • Gaynel Curry • Verene Albertha Shepherd

5:00pm EDT

Item 6: Adoption of the preliminary conclusions and recommendations of the 4th session (continued) Conference Room 4, UN Headquarters