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UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

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The UN General Assembly on Monday established a new platform to improve the lives of Afro-descendants. The 193-member body unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the United Nations Permanent Forum of People of African Descent. The 10-member advisory body will work closely with the Geneva-based Human Rights Council.

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Yahoo News

UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. The resolution adopted by consensus by the 193-member world body also calls for the forum to serve as “a platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent” and their fu…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

UN Creates Permanent Body To Address Challenges Of Racism

3 years ago·India

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The Hindu

U.N. creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

The new body's creation comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of the controversial September 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, which was dominated by clashes over the Middle East and the legacy of slavery.

3 years ago·India

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UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance

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UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

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The Toronto Star

UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide ex...

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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