FAITH PERSPECTIVES ON REPARATORY JUSTICE AND RACIAL HEALING A SIDE EVENT TO THE UN PERMANENT FORUM ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
Description of EventIn 2023, the Accra Reparations Conference, a collaborative effort between the Republic of Ghana and the African Union Commission (AUC), convened Heads of State and Governments from Africa and the Caribbean, the UN to discuss a global reparatory justice agenda for all peoples of African descent. Building on the African Union (AU) 36
th Ordinary Session, the Accra Proclamation on Reparations called for the creation of an African Committee of Experts on Reparations with the mandate to determine a Common African Position on Reparations and Healing, which would inform an African-Caribbean Programme of Action and AU-Diaspora-Wide Programme of Action.
It is with this understanding that the AACC and AU CIDO are convening key stakeholders from FBO’s, civil society, and policymakers to engage the United Nations on the side lines of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and contribute to the formation of a united framework for advancing reparative justice, globally.
Language: English
Date: 15th April 2025
Time: 10:00 -11:30 EDT(GMT-4)VENUE: Africa Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations In New York, 3 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 305 East 47th Street, 5th Floor, New York, Ny 10017, Usa
ORGANIZERS: AU CIDO, All Africa Conference Of Churches
Organizer’s Contact: Justice Oman
justiceoman@aacc-ceta.orgHazel Maureen Danetta Dixon
DixonH@africa-union.org
