Friends of the African Union Concept Note for the 3rd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from April 16th thru 19th 2024

The third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will take place from 16 – 19 April 2024 in the Palais des Nations of the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.

On 2 August 2021, the General Assembly adopted its resolution 75/314, in which it formally operationalized the Permanent Forum as “a consultative mechanism for people of African descent and other relevant stakeholders as a platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent, as well as an advisory body to the Human Rights Council, in line with the programme of activities for the implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent and in close coordination with existing mechanisms”.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) invited Member States, United Nations agencies, programmes and funds, National Human Rights Institutions, civil society actors, non-governmental organizations, academics, experts on issues related to people of African descent, and all other relevant stakeholders to submit inputs on topics to be considered for discussion during the third session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.  

THE CONCEPT NOTE submitted by Friends of the African Union at the 3rd Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent –

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