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Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em>,<\/i>\u00a0President of the 77th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n —-<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade<\/b><\/p>\n 27 March 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n [As delivered, multilingual version]<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Secretary-General,<\/p>\n Excellencies,<\/p>\n Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/p>\n Today we gather in commemoration of the victims of one of history\u2019s most horrific crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n A crime perpetrated for over 400 years.<\/p>\n A crime that resulted in the forced deportation of over 15 million men, women, and children.<\/p>\n A crime perpetrated in full view of the law.<\/p>\n In fact, in most cases supported by the law of those times.<\/p>\n The law which allowed human beings to be kept as property.<\/p>\n Robbed of their homes, of their bodies, of their names, slavery sought to steal their very humanity from its victims.<\/p>\n At the same time, in the societies built upon slave labor, every day put into question the humanity of the enslavers.<\/p>\n Combien de fi\u00e8res nations ont-\u00e9t\u00e9 construites sur les principes de l\u2019\u00e9galit\u00e9 et de la libert\u00e9 en m\u00eame temps qu\u2019elles pratiquaient l\u2019esclavage racial ?<\/span><\/p>\n Quel a \u00e9t\u00e9 le co\u00fbt de la libert\u00e9 de certains ?<\/span><\/p>\n D\u2019innombrables vies perdues et vol\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n D\u2019innombrables familles d\u00e9chir\u00e9es.<\/span><\/p>\n D\u2019innombrables d\u00e9cennies de traumatismes, de travail forc\u00e9 et de violence cruelle et syst\u00e9mique.<\/span><\/p>\n (French translation: How many proud nations were founded on the principles of equality and freedom while practicing racial chattel slavery?<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n What was the cost of the liberty of some?<\/i><\/p>\n Countless lives lost and stolen.<\/i><\/p>\n Countless families torn apart.<\/i><\/p>\n Countless decades of trauma, of forced labor and of cruel, systemic violence. )<\/i><\/p>\n A year ago, I had the chance to pay a visit to Cape Coast in Ghana. One of the former centres of slave trade.<\/p>\n It was a shocking experience to enter the prison cells and tunnels where human beings were imprisoned, turned into slaves, then exported to the slave markets of the New World.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I will ever forget the feeling of horror felt there.<\/p>\n While the transatlantic slave trade is over, the foundations on which it stood have not been fully dismantled.<\/p>\n \u0625\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0641\u0627\u0648\u064f\u062a\u0627\u062a\u0650 \u0648\u0639\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0627\u0648\u0627\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0642\u0650\u062a\u0650\u0635\u0627\u062f\u064a\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u062a\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0637\u064a\u0639\u064f \u0623\u0646\u0652 \u062a\u064f\u0624\u064e\u062f\u0651\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u0628\u0648\u062f\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u062f\u064a\u062b\u064e\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n \u062d\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064f \u0623\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0644\u0627\u0632\u0627\u0644\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u0646\u0652\u0635\u064f\u0631\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u064e\u060c \u0628\u0650\u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0630\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u0646\u0635\u064f\u0631\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0636\u0650\u062f\u0651\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0635\u0652\u062d\u0627\u0628\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u0652\u0648\u062f\u0627\u0621\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064a\u064a\u0632\u060c \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064a\u0646\u060c \u062d\u0627\u0636\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0641\u064a \u0645\u064f\u062c\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0646\u0627.<\/span><\/p>\n \u0641\u0625\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0627 \u0645\u064e\u0639\u0627\u064b \u064a\u064f\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0643\u0650\u0644\u0648\u0646\u064e \u0623\u0646\u0652\u0638\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064e \u062a\u064e\u0645\u0627\u064a\u064f\u0632 \u0639\u0650\u0631\u0642\u064a \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0631.<\/span><\/p>\n \n (Arabic translation: Global economic inequalities can regularly lead to modern slavery.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Racism, including anti-black racism, discrimination, and colorism are still present in our societies.<\/i><\/p>\n Together, they form systems of racial differentiation between humans and humans.)<\/i><\/p>\n Many Africans and people of African descent continue to feel that they are fighting an uphill battle for the recognition of an assault on their rights that was neither repaired nor rectified.<\/p>\n And are they wrong?<\/p>\n We must declare that this crime against humanity was not an authorless one.<\/p>\n We must acknowledge the responsibility of all the states, institutions, religious groups, businesses, banks, insurance companies and individuals who profited from slavery.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u0412\u043e\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0442 \u0414\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043f\u0430\u043c\u044f\u0442\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0432\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d \u2013 \u043f\u043e\u0442\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d \u0441\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u044b\u0448\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043e \u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0435\u0439 \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u042d\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u0442\u0435\u0445, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b \u0436\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0438, \u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c \u0442\u0435\u043c, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u0438\u043c\u0435\u043b \u043c\u0443\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0435\u0439.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u042d\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u0430\u043c \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043c\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c \u0432 \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0435.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n (Russian translation: This is why this Day of Remembrance is so important \u2013 because it creates a space for us to reflect on a dark and shameful chapter of our shared history.<\/i><\/i><\/p>\n A space to honour all those who fell victim to the transatlantic slave trade, and to express our gratitude to all those who had the bravery to stand up to it.<\/i><\/p>\n It fosters a space for us to look towards our future.)<\/i><\/p>\n George Orwell said that \u201cthe most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history\u201d.<\/p>\n For this reason, this year\u2019s theme: \u201cFighting slavery\u2019s legacy of racism through transformative education\u201d, is more than timely.\u00a0<\/p>\n As a global community, we have a duty of remembrance.<\/p>\n History, the facts of which should not be distorted, must serve as a lesson for all of us.<\/p>\n To honor the victims, and to promote a culture of respect for their descendants.<\/p>\n But for this duty of memory to truly be put in practice, we must reshape our education systems and curricula.<\/p>\n We have to do this to foster a genuine sense of justice for the victims, and to alleviate racial tensions that divide many of our societies.\u00a0<\/p>\n We should all learn the story of Olaudah Equiano\u2019s survival in the Middle Passage.<\/p>\n The significance of the 1791 uprising on the island of Saint Domingue \u2013 Haiti.<\/p>\n Zumbi dos Palmares\u2019 solidarity towards his enslaved comrades.<\/p>\n The tale of the Garifunas and the origins of Palenqueros and Papiamento.<\/p>\n And we should also learn about the\u00a0selfless<\/span>\u00a0struggle of the great abolitionists from Frederic Douglass to Harriet Beecher Stowe and Harriet Tubman.<\/p>\n Good people who were brave enough to stand up against the dominant ideologies of their times.<\/p>\n This is also our shared memory.<\/p>\n Through education, we can confute any revisionism with undisputable facts.<\/p>\n Through education, we can raise awareness of the dangers caused by\u00a0misconceptions of\u00a0<\/span>supremacy \u2013 whether past or present.<\/p>\n Through education, we can ensure that no one will ever experience the hell lived by the 15 million we commemorate today.<\/p>\n And so, through education, the painful stories of racism can be transformed into a future of peace. \u00a0<\/p>\n A future that is rooted in justice, equality, respect and dignity. \u00a0<\/p>\n I thank you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si,\u00a0President of the 77th\u00a0session of the General Assembly —- International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 27 March 2023 [As delivered, multilingual version] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Csaba\u00a0K\u0151r\u00f6si<\/em>,<\/i>\u00a0President of the 77th<\/sup>\u00a0session of the General Assembly<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n ----<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n Second informal consultations convened by the co-facilitators on the<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>political declaration to be adopted by the SDG Summit in September 2023<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n 16 March 2023<\/b><\/b><\/p>\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nExcellencies, esteemed colleagues,\r\n\r\nI thank the co-facilitators, Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani of Qatar and Ambassador Fergal Mythen of Ireland for the invitation.\r\n\r\nFergal, happy St. Patrick\u2019s Day to you!\r\n\r\nDear Alya and Fergal, I am sincerely grateful to you for your work leading this process, and in particular the preparation of the elements paper circulated to MS on 28 February.\r\n\r\nThis paper is a good basis to start the discussion.\r\n\r\nI fully agree with the co-facilitators\u2019 call for the political declaration to be a consensual, concise, ambitious, action-oriented and transformative document.\r\n\r\nI have been particularly pleased by their emphasis on the need to have an ambitious and transformative outcome at the Summit.\r\n\r\nI am sure that, if we want to have such an outcome, we need transformative elements. We have to tell the world why and how the second half of the SDG implementation period will be more impactful and our pledges more credible.\r\n\r\nWe may think of what has been missing from the current implementation and reporting. If you wish, where are the Gamechangers \u2013 that will make our commitments more credible.\r\n\r\nI have in mind key building blocks such as \u201cBeyond GDP\u201d or the creation of the scientific evaluation system of the SDGs\u2019 implementation.\r\n\r\n\u201cBeyond GDP\u201d to measure the real transformation for which we had no real tool until now and Scientific Validation System\u00a0to make the data comparable and validate the aggregated impacts.\r\n\r\nI am very much encouraged by the positive feedback from Member States and various stakeholders on these proposals.\r\n\r\nLikewise, it will be useful and helpful to take into consideration the discussions and commitments that emanated or will, hopefully, emanate from several processes, such as the Transforming Education Summit, COP27, COP 15, the LDC5 Conference, the UN Water Conference, the Sendai Framework Mid-Term Review, the HLPF, and FfD.\r\n\r\nI am sure that the UN Water Conference as well as other upcoming meetings and ongoing processes will result in game-changers that can also find their place in the political declaration of the SDG Summit.\r\n\r\nThe SDG Summit will constitute the mid-point review of the implementation of the 17 Goals.\r\n\r\nMy vision for the SDG Summit is one of a meeting that serves to produce a quality change in our efforts to accelerate implementation at all levels.\r\n\r\nA quantum leap, if you wish.\r\n\r\nAn outcome to turbocharge implementation.\r\n\r\nFor that to happen, we need to go beyond repeating well-known affirmations, set out bold steps and demonstrate leadership at this critical time.\r\n\r\nThe outcome will provide guidance to many international platforms. organisations, including development, banks.\r\n\r\nLadies and gentlemen,\r\n\r\nThe stakes are huge. The real transformation is at stake.\r\n\r\nNot necessarily the relocation of some existing resources, not only, but to recalibrate the system of priorities and use the cooperation channels, national plans and resources accordingly.\r\n\r\nBefore the summit, we have to raise the level of transparency and honesty to review the lessons learnt from the past VNRs and look at where we can unlock new commitments, find new tools, and adopt innovative policies based on scientific inputs.\r\n\r\nI am greatly encouraged by the briefing of the Independent Group of Scientists on GSDR that took place on 7 February as a part of the first GA informal plenary briefing on \u201cScience-based Evidence in Support of the Sustainable Solutions\u201d.\r\n\r\nThe briefing from the IGS gave us a bedrock of scientific knowledge, a basis for unfolding this crucial negotiation process \u2013 and I would very much like to continue in this spirit.\r\n\r\nThat is why the second scientific informal plenary briefing will focus on \u201cBeyond GDP\u201d, \u201cFood Security and Sustainability Transformation\u201d and \u201cA Scientific Support System for the UN\u201d.\r\n\r\nIt will take place on 12 April at 10am in the Trusteeship Council Chamber.\r\n\r\nI invite you all to join us there.\r\n\r\nAs part of my commitment to hear from the civil society and motivate them to bring their contributions to the SDG Summit, I will convene my second Town Hall meeting with CSOs on 20 April at 10am.\r\n\r\nThe focus of this townhall will be on the need for accelerated progress towards the achievement of the SDGs by 2030.\r\n\r\nLet me thank the co-facilitators for kindly agreeing to participate in this Town Hall meeting.\r\n\r\nDear Friends,\r\n\r\nI wish you a fruitful discussion today and count on your support to ensure that we have a truly ambitious outcome.\r\n\r\nAn outcome that really helps us jointly transform the world.\r\n\r\nI thank you.\r\n\r\n\u00a0","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[575,561,562],"class_list":["post-251784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statements","tag-ceo-roundtable-discussion-on-a-gender-equal-future-of-work-in-the-digital-age","tag-commission-on-the-status-of-women","tag-csw","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n