Permanent Memorial to and Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 108 Follow-up to the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

10 versions · 2008–2019

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/73/345

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2019	A/RES/73/345	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade	874	65%Compare
2015	A/RES/70/7	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade	861	71%Compare
2014	A/RES/69/19	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade	987	82%Compare
2013	A/RES/68/7	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade	893	96%Compare
2013	A/RES/67/108	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade	906	85%Compare

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

17 reports · 2008–2021

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2021	A/76/134	Programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/7
2018	A/73/88	Programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/7
2016	A/71/170	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade : status of the United Nations Trust Fund for Partnerships - Permanent Memorial report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/70/7
2015	A/70/221	Programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/69/19
2015	A/70/136	Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade : status of the United Nations Trust Fund for Partnerships - Permanent Memorial report of the Secretary-General	A/RES/68/7

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Budget Contributions Educational Programmes Funds International Days Memorials Slavery

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the initiative of the States members of the Caribbean Community to erect, at a place of prominence at United Nations Headquarters that is easily accessible to delegates, United Nations staff and visitors, a permanent memorial in acknowledgement of the tragedy and in consideration of the legacy of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

Also welcomes the establishment of a committee of interested States to oversee the permanent memorial project, drawn from all geographical regions of the world, with Member States from the Caribbean Community and the African Union playing a primary role, in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, representatives of the Secretariat, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library and civil society;

Notes that the committee will oversee the voluntary fund established for the erection of the permanent memorial to the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

Expresses sincere appreciation to those Member States that have already made contributions to the fund, and invites Member States and other interested parties that have not done so to do likewise;

Expresses appreciation to the Secretary-General, the Secretariat and members of the committee for their invaluable support, technical advice and assistance towards implementation of the project;

Reiterates its request contained in resolution 61/19 for Member States that have not already done so to develop educational programmes, including through school curricula, designed to educate and inculcate in future generations an understanding of the lessons, history and consequences of slavery and the slave trade;

Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the programme of outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery,³ which highlights developments relating to a diverse educational outreach strategy to increase awareness of and to educate future generations about the causes, consequences, lessons and legacy of the four-hundred-year-long slave trade and to communicate the dangers of racism and prejudice, and encourages continued action in this regard;

³A/63/213.

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session on continued action to implement the programme of educational outreach, including action by Member States;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fourth session the item entitled “Follow-up to the commemoration of the two-hundredth anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade”.

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