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UN announces fourth session of Permanent Forum on People of African Descent starting Monday
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The UN spokesperson said the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will begin Monday at UN Headquarters with over 1,000 registered participants covering topics including reparatory justice and digital justice.
The United Nations spokesperson said the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will open Monday at UN Headquarters under the theme “Africa and people of African descent united for reparatory justice in the age of artificial intelligence.”
The spokesperson said Chef de Cabinet Courtney Rattray will deliver the Secretary‑General's remarks and that more than 1,000 participants have registered. Sessions will run through Thursday next week and will address topics including reparatory justice for Africa and people of African descent, the human rights of women and girls of African descent, policymaking and systemic racism, digital justice, and the bicentennial of the Haitian independence debt. Side events and cultural performances are planned. A report on the forum will be presented to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly later in the year. The spokesperson said all meetings will be broadcast on the UN webcast platform.
Why it matters: The forum brings together a large number of participants and will feed a report into UN intergovernmental bodies, potentially informing human rights and policy discussion at the Human Rights Council and General Assembly.
