Quakers at the U.N. on Racial Justice

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Transformation for Racial Justice: Nothing can be changed until it is faced.

“Eradicating structural racism requires sustained collective effort … We are aware of the scale of your task, and we stand with you and others seeking transformation of systemic racism.”

Earlier in the day, during the dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, Yasmin Beldjelti, Human Rights and Refugees Programme Assistant, delivered a statement thanking the working group for its attention to the links between systemic racism and human rights violations in the context of migration. Yasmin quoted the Progress Declaration of the International Migration Review Forum’s commitment to “eliminat[e] all forms of discrimination, including systemic racism… by reviewing, developing and implementing relevant legislation, policies and practices…”.

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from Jez Smith, Quaker United Nations Office (10/24/2022)