Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of Black people worldwide, racism and discrimination persist, the President of the UN General Assembly President said on Friday.
Philémon Yang was speaking at a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters to mark the closure of the International Decade for People of African Descent - a global opportunity to both honour the often-overlooked contributions this population has made to human civilization and highlight racial injustice endured across centuries.