The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
The General Assembly encourages Member States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates and existing resources, and civil society to make preparations for and identify possible initiatives that can contribute to the success of the Year.
This International Year is coordinated by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights.
Activities related to this celabration (to be regularly updated)
7th International African Diaspora Heritage Trail Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 22-24 September 2011
Harriet Tubman Summer Institute on Slavery, Memory and Citizenship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21-27 August 2011
Harriet Tubman Student Summer Programme 2011 on "Introduction to African and African Diaspora Studies", 4- 15 July 2011, York University, Canada
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