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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
Monday, April 14
 

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

1:15pm EDT

Special event - Beats of Solidarity - Drumming for Peace and Equity South Visitors Plaza, UN Headquarters

3:00pm EDT

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

6:30pm EDT

Side event - Mujeres Negras y la Justicia Ambiental / Black women and environmental justice Church Center of the United Nations
 
Tuesday, April 15
 

8:15am EDT

Side event - Exploring the Models of Reparation and Restitution Drawing on Faith Resources Church Center of the United Nations

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

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

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

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

4:30pm EDT

Side event - AfroFutures Now Digital Archive Workshop Peoples Forum

4:45pm EDT

Side event - Education, Artificial Intelligence and Exclusion: Breaking Barriers for an Inclusive Future Conference room CRE, UN Headquarters

5:00pm EDT

Side event - The Experience of the ESG Racial Protocol and ESG Racial Equity Index in Brazilian Companies Brazil Foudation

5:30pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

Side event - Education Essentials for Youth of African Descent Online

7:30pm EDT

Side event - Pan African Roots Synergy Conversation on Land rights for Indigenous Africans 630 Second Avenue
 
Wednesday, April 16
 

8:00am EDT

Side event - Voices of People of Africa and African Descent: Addressing Present Challenges to Equality and Non-Discrimination Church Center of the United Nations

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

11:30am EDT

Side event - Afrodescendant Women and Reproductive Justice: Knowledge, Barriers, and Strategies for Health Equity in Latin America (Colombia, Brazil) Conference room A, United Nations

1:15pm EDT

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

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

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 - Global Circle for Reparations and Healing Introductory Forum Church Center of the United Nations

6:30pm EDT

Side event - Reparations Café: Embodied Integration for Reparatory Justice Online
 
Thursday, April 17
 

8:00am EDT

Side event - Policies to Promote Ethnic-Racial Equality: building an ethnic-racial justice agenda in Brazilian drug policy Online 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

Side event - ¿De cuál justicia reparadora estamos hablando?: Hacia la construcción de caminos de equidad. Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice

1:00pm EDT

Side event - ICSWG PFPAD4 Strategy Session: Advancing Migration Policies for the African Diaspora Online

1:15pm EDT

Side event - 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 Conference room CRE, UN Headquarters

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

7:00pm EDT

Side event - Niñas y mujeres afrodescendientes. cómo garantizar tus derechos en América Latina en tiempos de retrocesos Casa Yurumein
 
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