A High-Level Side Event with the topic “The United Nations 80 Years Later: Accelerating the Reform Agenda and Strengthening the Momentum Towards Justice and Reparations” was co-hosted by the Republics of Ghana and Togo at the 80th United Nations General Assembly.
Members of the African Diaspora, ambassadors, ministers, and representatives from the African Union and the United Nations attended the event, which was hosted in the African Union Representative Office in New York.
His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the President of the Republic of Ghana and the AU Champion for Reparations, sent his warmest greetings and best wishes through the Honourable Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP), Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He emphasised how important the event was as a chance to commemorate the United Nations’ 80th anniversary and to rekindle Africa’s long-standing demands for institutional reform, justice, and reparations.
Participants emphasised that UN reform, including Security Council reform, is urgently needed because the multilateral system is still unbalanced and Africa and the Global South are under-represented on international decision-making organisations.
Speakers emphasised that reparations for Africans and people of African heritage are historical, moral, and developmental imperatives rather than merely idealistic concepts.
They cited the momentum from the historic Declaration on Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory Justice adopted by leaders at the 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit, which was held earlier this month in Addis Ababa.
He emphasised how important the event was as a chance to commemorate the United Nations’ 80th anniversary and to rekindle Africa’s long-standing demands for institutional reform, justice, and reparations.
Participants emphasised that UN reform, including Security Council reform, is urgently needed because the multilateral system is still unbalanced and Africa and the Global South are under-represented on international decision-making organisations.
Speakers emphasised that reparations for Africans and people of African heritage are historical, moral, and developmental imperatives rather than merely idealistic concepts.
They cited the momentum from the historic Declaration on Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory Justice adopted by leaders at the 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit, which was held earlier this month in Addis Ababa.
Source: newsthemegh.com