The United Nations General Assembly will meet in plenary from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, 26 March, to observe the International Day for the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Under the theme “Acknowledging the Tragedy, Considering the Legacy”, the meeting will open with a Minute of Silence and a performance by African drummers. A message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be read by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. A statement by the President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly will be read by the acting President, Ambassador Boniface Guwa Chidyausiku, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations. The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Denzil Douglas, will deliver a statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The chairpersons of the various regional groups will make statements, as will the representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States. MORE
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/note6071.doc.htm
Please see
Ackowledging the Tragedy; Considering the Legacy
http://www.un.org/events/slaveryabolition/index.shtml
Please also see:
Anti-Slavery International http://www.antislavery.org
Under the theme “Acknowledging the Tragedy, Considering the Legacy”, the meeting will open with a Minute of Silence and a performance by African drummers. A message from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be read by Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro. A statement by the President of the sixty-first session of the General Assembly will be read by the acting President, Ambassador Boniface Guwa Chidyausiku, Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations. The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Denzil Douglas, will deliver a statement on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The chairpersons of the various regional groups will make statements, as will the representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States. MORE
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/note6071.doc.htm
Please see
Ackowledging the Tragedy; Considering the Legacy
http://www.un.org/events/slaveryabolition/index.shtml
Please also see:
Anti-Slavery International http://www.antislavery.org