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ADS 2025, Sub-theme 3 – Video Interviews with Experts
In Focus
Latest updates
- Attend the High-Level Policy Dialogue on 30 May at 3 p.m. (New York time) in Conference Room 4, UNHQ, New York or watch online on UN Web TV or on our website on YouTube in English and French.
In case you missed it
- Watch the recording of the International Webinars that took place on 7 May, 14 May and 21 May.
- Watch the recording of the Youth Stages that took place on 8 May,15 May and 22 May.
- Read our latest policy briefs on Learning from the Past: Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonialism, Extractive Economies and Institutions in Africa, Understanding the Present: Economic, Social and Cultural Justice for Sustainable Development and Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent.
Week 3 | Day Two — 20 May
Experts from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) share their insights into this week's sub-theme "Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent." They explain why reparations are imperative for the sustainable development of Africa and the African diaspora. Their insightful and incisive analyses complement the documentary videos published on the first day of the third week at the Africa Dialogue Series 2025 and set the tone for discussions at this week's international webinar and Youth Stage.
Sir Hilary Beckles Discusses Reparations for the Transatlantic Slave Trade
In this interview, Sir Hilary Beckles, one of the world’s foremost experts on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, and Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission, discusses the importance of reparations for the Transatlantic Slave Trade. On 25 March 2024 for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Beckles joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres to pay tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Mr Eric Phillips, Chair, Guyana Reparations Committee and Vice Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission on what reparations entail
Mr. Eric Phillips, Chair of the Guyana Reparations Committee and Vice Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission speaks about "Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent."
Speaking in the context of the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS) 2025, he outlines what reparations would look like in the context of sustainable development for African and Caribbean countries.
Brian Kagoro, Pan Africanist and Global Development Practitioner on addressing historical injustices through a united front
Brian Kagoro, Pan Africanist and Global Development Practitioner speaks on addressing historical injustices through a united front of Africans and People of African Descent that leverages their collective advantages globally.
Ambassador Dr. June Soomer, Immediate Past Chair, UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, talks about reparations
Ambassador Dr June Soomer, Immediate Past Chair, UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent speaks on "Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent. She talks about the justification and frameworks that have been put in place for reparations.