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 116 Follow-up to the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, published in 2009.

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?

10 subjects

Budget Contributions Educational Programmes Experts Field Offices Guidelines Information Dissemination Memorials Project Monitoring Slavery Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

15 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;

Endorses the establishment of a trust fund for the permanent memorial, to be referred to as the United Nations Trust Fund for Partnerships – Permanent Memorial, which will be administered by the United Nations Office for Partnerships, and notes the status of voluntary contributions currently held in the Trust Fund, which currently amount to 346,118 United States dollars;

Welcomes the appointment of a Goodwill Ambassador to assist with re-engaging international attention on the horrific nature of slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and their legacy of discrimination, while promoting and supporting the media outreach and resource mobilization efforts of the initiative;

Recognizes the importance and necessity of sustained voluntary contribution in order to achieve in a timely manner the goal of erecting a permanent memorial in honour of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade;

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

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General, the Secretariat and, in particular, the United Nations Office for Partnerships and members of the committee for their invaluable support, technical advice and assistance towards implementation of the project;

Reiterates its request contained in resolutions 61/19 and 63/5 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;

Encourages the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to launch an international design competition for the permanent memorial, which is to be funded from the Trust Fund, in view of the considerable experience of that Organization with the Slave Route Project, international competitions and its worldwide presence through its network of field offices and National Commissions;

Invites the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to assist the committee in defining guidelines for the selection process and in identifying qualified candidates from its pool of international specialists to serve on the international jury;

Requests the Department of Public Information, in cooperation with the countries concerned and with relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, to continue to take appropriate steps to enhance world public awareness of the commemorative activities and the permanent memorial initiative, and to continue to facilitate efforts to erect the permanent memorial at United Nations Headquarters, within existing resources;

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery,³ which highlights developments relating to the 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/64/299.

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on continued action to implement the programme of educational outreach, including action by Member States, as well as steps to enhance world public awareness of the commemorative activities and the permanent memorial initiative;

Requests the United Nations Office for Partnerships, through the Secretary-General, to submit a comprehensive report to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session on the status of the Trust Fund, and in particular on contributions received and their utilization;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-fifth 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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