From pledges to action: The Second International Decade for People of African Descent
Stories & Blogs OHCHRAug 29, 2025(Story )“People of colour, people of African descent, marginalised communities, Indigenous communities […] we have to advocate in the best way that we possibly can for justice, human rights, equal opportunity,” said Emelda Davis
Migration should be embraced, not feared.
Stories & Blogs ECAMay 30, 2025(Story )"Migration is not a problem to solve, but an opportunity to seize," says Walter Kasempa, AU/IOM Migration Ambassador.
Reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 16, 2025(Story )The overarching theme of the 2025 session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent was “Africa and people of African descent: United for reparatory justice in the age of Artificial Intelligence,”
Secretary-General's Remarks at High-level Humanitarian Conference for the People of Sudan.
Stories & Blogs ECAFeb 14, 2025(Story )“Now the international community must show the same level of support to the Sudanese people in their moment of despair as the Sudanese people once showed to their neighbours in distress”. Said Antonio Guterres, Un Secretary General.
Digital technologies at borders: A threat to people on the move
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 09, 2023(Story )From the moment a person starts their migration journey, technologies are keeping track of their every move, especially at the borders.
State and community action needed to achieve racial justice
Stories & Blogs OHCHRMay 12, 2023(Story )UN Human Rights issued a seminal Agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality that offered a way forward for States to reverse cultures of denial, dismantle systemic racism and accelerate the pace of action.