International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition
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The United Nations General Assembly declared 2004 as the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (having welcomed the fact that UNESCO had proclaimed it as such earlier).[1]
The General Assembly resolution in its entirety (of which this declaration was a single paragraph) was voted against by the Israel, Palau and the United States, with Australia and Canada abstaining.[2]
The
Among the initiatives that marked the commemorative year was a virtual exhibition, Lest We Forget: The Triumph over Slavery, created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and New York Public Library.
Another effort that was launched during the year was a research and information programme, Forgotten Slaves. The programme was implemented by the
See also
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
- United Nations International Years
- Abolitionism
References
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 57 Resolution 195. The fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action A/RES/57/195 page 8. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 57 Verbotim Report 77. Elimination of racism and racial discrimination Report of the Third Committee A/57/PV.77 page 11. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 2008-07-15.