Panel #4: The Permanent Forum at five: Mandate, Achievements and Opportunities The panel will take place on
Thursday 16 April from 15:00 to 18:00.
The Permanent Forum on People of African Descent was established as a consultative mechanism to serve as a platform for dialogue and expert advice on issues affecting people of African descent. Since its operationalization in 2021, the Permanent Forum has become the largest platform within the UN system bringing together diverse stakeholders to discuss the human rights concerns of people of African descent.
Over its five years of existence, the Permanent Forum has addressed approximately 20 priority themes across its annual sessions, including reparatory and climate justice, equality and non-discrimination, systemic racism and data collection, health and intergenerational trauma, sustainable development, economic justice, education and culture, the human rights of women and youth of African descent, AI and digital justice, the human rights situation in Haiti, the Second International Decade for People of African Descent, and the draft UN Declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent. Engaging more than 3,500 participants across its sessions, the Permanent Forum has issued over 140 recommendations, while amplifying the voices of people of African descent, contributing to international norm-setting processes, raising global awareness, advising States and stakeholders on policy, and fostering coordinated international action towards racial justice.
Amid a global context marked by increasing racism against people of African descent and renewed challenges to policies that ensure racial justice, the work of the Permanent Forum is more relevant than ever. In this regard, this panel will assess the Permanent Forum’s contribution to advancing the human rights of people of African descent, examine the uptake of its recommendations, and explore how to further the implementation of its mandate and impact. It will also consider the Permanent Forum’s role with regard to the Second International Decade for People of African Descent and the drafting of a UN Declaration on the respect, protection and fulfilment of the human rights of people of African descent.
PFPAD5 Concept note (
English |
Français |
Español |
Português)
