By: Alyssa Wilson The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution creating a group to give expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. RELATED: Black-led Human Rights Organization Files Human Rights Claim with United Nations Against the United States The Permanent Forum of People of African Descent will serve as 'a platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent' and their inclusion fully in societies where they live. Adopted by a consensus by the 193-person body, the forum comes at a time known as the International Decade […]
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