By KALOBWE BWALYAAFRICAN and Caribbean countries have jointly called on the United Nations (UN) to eliminate racism and end the legacy of slavery that saw the separation of 12 million Africans from their motherland to the Caribbean.The African and Caribbean Counties have established a group called the African Group-CARICOM (AfCAR) meant to deepen cultural, economic, social and other issues of common interest.AfCAR called for collective efforts among Member States to eliminate all forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance, which gave rise to slavery.This is contained in a joint statement on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.The theme of this year’s International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is: “Ending Slavery’s Legacy of Racism: A Global Imperative for Justice.” Delivering the statement on behalf of the AfCAR Group in the General Assembly of the United Nations, Guyana’s Permanent […]
