People of African Descent - April 2014
The Department participates in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Meeting on the Decade for People of African Descent
The Latin America and Caribbean Region Meeting on the Decade for People of African Descent was held in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 20 and 21, 2014.
The meeting was organized by Brazil's Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality (SEPPIR), with the support of that country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE).
The purpose of the meeting was to boost the
commitments taken on by the Latin American and
Caribbean states in the course of the 12 years that
have elapsed since the Third World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South
Africa in 2001. The meeting also provided an
opportunity to evaluate best practices in the
countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and
establish priorities and strategies in connection
with the Decade for People of African Descent
instituted by the United Nations and the Community
of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).
The Department of International Law of the
Secretariat for Legal Affairs of the OAS was invited
by SEPPIR to deliver a presentation on the
Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, and Related Forms of Intolerance.
Worth noting is the fact that the representatives of
the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
taking part in the meeting adopted a joint
declaration recommending international, regional,
and national strategies for promoting inclusion and
overcoming racism, racial discrimination, and
xenophobia. They also welcomed the opening for
signature of the Inter-American Convention against
Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Related Forms of
Intolerance and encouraged the states of the
Americas to continue the process of signing and
ratifying the aforementioned inter-American
instrument.
» To view the meeting program, please click here
» To view the presentation of Roberto Rojas Davila,
please click here
» To view the meeting declaration,
please click here
» For further information regarding the Secretariat for Policies to Promote Racial Equality (SEPPIR), please click here
» For further information regarding the Department of International Law (DIL), please click here |
