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U.N. resolution
Coverage of U.N. resolution in the Nexus archive.
- Slave trade reenacted on Juneteenth as leaders demand reparations
Ghana hosted a conference to advance the UN resolution declaring slavery the 'gravest crime against humanity.' The event coincided with a reenactment of the slave trade on Juneteenth, with leaders advocating for reparations.
- Ghana conference urges slave-trade nations to issue apologies and reparations
African and Caribbean leaders at a conference in Accra, Ghana, urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations following a U.N. resolution labeling the transatlantic slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity.' The conference proposed concrete measures for reparatory justice, including a Global Reparation Fund, though countries like the United States show mixed public support for such initiatives.