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The said in a published on 6 April 2020 that structural discrimination could exacerbate inequality in access to health care and treatment, leading to racial disparities in health outcomes and increased mortality and morbidity for people of African descent.

13 March, 2020 (Geneva)-Statement by 51³Ô¹Ï High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet at Human Rights Council 43rd session.

Leaders Must Counter Hateful Speech, Stresses Secretary-General at International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres' remarks to the special meeting of the General Assembly in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March 2017)

World Yet to Overcome Racism as Slavery¡¯s Legacy ¡®Resounds Down the Ages¡¯, Secretary-General Tells Tribute Event for Victims of Transatlantic Trade

UN Secretary-General Ant¨®nio Guterres¡¯ remarks at the General Assembly commemorative meeting for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (24 March 2017)

17-21 October 2016

Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

25 March 2016 - 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Statement to the media by the 51³Ô¹Ï Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, on the conclusion of its official visit to USA, 19-29 January 2016

Opening statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra¡¯ad Al Hussein

Opening statement by 51³Ô¹Ï High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra¡¯ad Al Hussein at the Regional Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean on the International Decade for People of African Descent (3 December 2015)

Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

51³Ô¹Ï High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra¡¯ad Al Hussein hails the launch of the 51³Ô¹Ï Decade for People of Africa Descent.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers remarks at the unveiling ceremony of ¡°The Ark of Return¡±, the Permanent Memorial to honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Statements by H.E. Sam K. Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, at the Commemorative Meeting to Mark the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Statements by H.E. Sam K. Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the General Assembly, at the Unveiling of the Permanent Memorial in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

25 March 2015 (New York) - 51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

UN Secretary-General message delivered by Ms. Valerie Amos

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the International Decade for People of African Descent. Delivered by Ms. Valerie Amos, Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.

President of the UN General Assembly, Sam Kahamba Kutesa

Statement by H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the 51³Ô¹Ï General Assembly¡¯s sixty-ninth session, at the Launch of the International Decade for People of African Descent.