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- Honouring over 15 million victims of slave trade, UN calls for end to remnants of slavery (25 March 2013)
- On international day for remembrance, UNESCO chief calls for reflection on slavery (23 August 2012)
- UN honours heroes and survivors of transatlantic slave trade (23 March 2012)
- UN launches competition to design memorial to victims of slavery (30 September 2011)
- Reparations should be made for African slave trade, Antigua and Barbuda tells UN (24 September 2011)
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- Ending Contemporary Slavery Would Be Best Way to Honour Victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade, General Assembly Commemoration Event Told - 25 March 2013
- ‘The United Nations Has a Short History but a Long Memory,’ Says Secretary-General at Concert Commemorating the More Than 15 Million Victims of the Slave Trade - 22 March 2013
- Secretary-General, in Message for Day to Remember Victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade, Urges Greater Efforts to Eliminate Slavery’s Modern-Day Remnants - 20 March 2013
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade: ‘Forever Free - Celebrating Emancipation’ to Be Highlighted in Series of Activities at Headquarters - 13 March 2013
- Top Caribbean, African Artists to Perform at United Nations 15 May in Remembrance of Transatlantic Slave Trade - 9 May 2012
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UN Public Information Chief Addresses Anniversary of Abolition of Slavery
Anniversary Celebration of Abolition of Transatlantic Slave Trade
Emmy Award-Winning Film Actor and singer, Keith David, Performs at UN