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Police and criminal justice systems in the United States require urgent reform to eradicate “systemic racism” against people of African descent, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday. more
Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

New York: Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at incre ...

Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

New York: Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN ...

Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past

Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy of racism playing out today, the UN chief said on Monday, as the General Assem ...

Fight slavery’s 'legacy of racism' through education: Guterres

New York: Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who were so mercilessly stripped of it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said ...

UN upholds fight for a fairer world on anti-racism day

New York: With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Wednesday to call for action to root out racism and discrimina ...

Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

New York: More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the United States sparked the global Black Lives Matter movement, there’s been only “piec ...

Learn from the past, ‘stand united against racism’ – UN chief

New York: “Let us stand united against racism and together build societies based on dignity, equality and solidarity”, the UN chief said on Friday, International Day of Rememb ...

For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres

New York: Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred t ...

UN expert criticises boycott of Durban Process against racism, calls for action

New York: An independent UN expert on Thursday, strongly criticized countries which continue to boycott the 20-year-old Durban Declaration against racism, and called on them to recommit t ...