Ghana presented the resolution during the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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The UN General Assembly set aside 25 March as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery.Finally, the recent United Nations' landmark resolution that the transatlantic slave trade, ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution on Wednesday declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the ...

A groundbreaking resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly has classified the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity, sparking renewed global dialogue on ...

Ghana’s historic UN resolution declares the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity, and called for reparative justice for African nations.

Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to working with the African Union (AU), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and the Organisation of American States (OAS) to advance the global reparation agenda, ...

On Feb. 17, Jesse Jackson joined the ancestors. He now resides in our memories alongside our most revered warriors. He stands beside our most hallowed figures from the 20th century ...

The resolution also urges "the prompt and unhindered restitution" of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum ...

The United States joined Israel and Argentina on Thursday in voting against a Ghana-led resolution that declared the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans the “gravest crime against ...