Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

International Civil Society Working Group for the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Side Events within NYC UN Headquarters

EVENT 1
TITLE: Cohering the 7 UN Mechanisms that serve People of African Descent and the role of these mechanisms in the current geopolitical and sociopolitical context: a Strategy Session

DATE: Thursday 17 April 2025

TIME: 13:15 a.m. to 14:30 p.m.

LOCATION: UN Headquarters, Room CRE

CONTACTS:
Amara Enyia: amara.enyia@glanpad.org
John Tovar: programs@global.black
 
ICSWG is the premier organization serving civil society and the interests of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. Having played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, the ICSWG continues to partner with members and the Secretariat, as well as spearheads critical civil society issues for consideration. The ICSWG has spearheaded and championed efforts to cohere the 7 UN mechanisms that serve people of African Descent and seeks to advance this agenda by creating a space for continued strategy development on how the mechanisms can align agendas. It is even more important now, given the shifts in the geopolitical landscape, funding landscape, and multilateral landscape, that we think critically about how these mechanisms can serve our interests in effective ways and whether the PFPAD can serve as the body that aligns the UN mechanisms in ways that more efficiently utilize increasingly limited financial resources, ensure higher civil society engagement in the mechanisms as a whole, and align strategies that are relevant to various mechanisms serving people of African descent.