Documents

• What is the UN doing to combat racism and racial discrimination?

• The UN Library at Geneva Research Guide on People of African Descent

• OHCHR's Database on practical means to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance

International Instruments

• International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

• Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (World Conference against Racism, 2001)

• Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice

Reports of the Secretary-General

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/80/325]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/79/290]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activiites for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/78/317]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/77/333]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/76/322]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/75/363]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/74/308]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/73/354]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the activities of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/72/323]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/70/339]

• Report of the Secretary-General on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/71/290]

Reports of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

• Country visit reports

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on Children of African Descent [A/HRC/51/54]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/76/302]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/75/275]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/74/274]

• Working Group on Experts on People of African Descent [A/73/228]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/72/319]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/71/297]

• Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent [A/70/309]

Other Official Documents

• General Assembly resolution proclaiming the Second International Decade for People of African Descent [A/RES/79/161]

• General Assembly resolution on the Programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/RES/69/16]

• General Assembly resolution proclaiming the International Decade for People of African Descent [A/RES/68/237]

• General Assembly resolution proclaiming the International Year for People of African Descent [A/RES/64/169]

• General Assembly resolution designating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade [A/RES/62/122]

• General Comment CERD on people of African descent [CERD/C/GC/34]

• Report of the Working Group on Development [A/HRC/30/56]

• Report of the Working Group on Justice [A/HRC/27/68]

• Report of the Working Group on Recognition [A/HRC/24/52]

• Resolutions of the General Assembly

• Resolutions of the Human Rights Council

Other Documents

• Backgrounder: People of African Descent [English] [French] [Spanish]