G.A. RES. 75/314 Establishing a Permanent Forum of People of african Descent (U.N.)

On August 2, 2021, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution 75/314, establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to serve as “a consultative mechanism” to advise the UN Human Rights Council on barriers to, and means of achieving, the “full and effective realization and enjoyment” by Afro-descended persons “of all their human rights and fundamental freedoms.” The Permanent Forum constitutes one outcome of the International Decade for People of African Descent declared by the UN General Assembly to commence on January 1, 2015 and conclude on December 31, 2024. It joins a host of institutional initiatives undertaken in the UN human rights system to elaborate a comprehensive framework for combating “the scourges of racism” and realizing the “full political, economic and social inclusion of people of African descent in the societies in which they live.”