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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1589 

Advancing racial justice and the global rights of people of African descent 

in the next decade. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 20, 2024 

Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia (for himself, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. DAVIS of 

Illinois, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 

OMAR, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Advancing racial justice and the global rights of people of 

African descent in the next decade. 

Whereas the United Nations decade the ‘‘International Decade for People of African Descent’’ is ending on December 31, 2024; 

Whereas, following General Assembly Resolution 75/314, the 

United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African 

Descent (UNFPAD) held its first session in Geneva in 

December 2022, its second session in New York in May 

and June 2023, and its third session in Geneva in April 

2024; 

Whereas, in the UNFPAD forums, the critical issues concerning people of African descent were raised: global 


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reparatory justice; Pan-Africanism for dignity, justice, 

and peace; sustainable development agenda; evidencebased approach to addressing systemic and structural 

racism; transnational migration; health, well-being, and 

intergenerational trauma; and offers recommendations 

for how member states can advance these matters; 

Whereas recognizing the valuable contributions of high-level 

officials of African descent in their respective countries 

and the presence and reaffirmation of the goals and objectives of the International Decade for People of African 

Descent, which materializes these lofty goals; 

Whereas, during the United Nations international decade for 

people of African descent, governments and civil society 

across the globe just scratched the surface of working 

collectively at the global level to raise visibility and act 

on these issues of priority concern raised in the United 

Nations Population Fund and the United Nations High 

Commissioner for Human Rights; 

Whereas governments in concert with civil society must 

strengthen national, regional, and international action 

and cooperation to facilitate the full and equal participation of people of African descent in society, promote a 

greater knowledge of and respect for the diverse heritage, 

culture, and contributions of people of African descent to 

the development of societies, and to strengthen and implement legal frameworks that combat racial discrimination; 

Whereas further action is required for governments to implement in conjunction with civil society effective national 

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tice, wealth, education, employment, health, housing, development, and other sectors; 

Whereas further action is required for governments to integrate into their public policies differentiated efforts that 

elevate, address, and advance the rights of Afro-descendant women, children, LGBQTIA+ persons, the elderly, 

and disabled persons; 

Whereas the United States Government is a party to the 

United States-Colombia Racial Action Plan and the 

Brazil-United States Joint Action Plan (CAPREE) to 

Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination (JAPER), is 

advancing similar agreements with Uruguay and Mexico 

and is the first international accompanier to the Ethnic 

Chapter of the 2016 Colombia peace accord; and 

Whereas the people of Haiti continue to face significant challenges, including political instability, economic hardship, 

and the effects of natural disasters, which exacerbate the 

systemic inequalities experienced by people of African descent: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the second United Nations Inter3 national Decade for People of African Descent to 

4 2025–2034; 

5 (2) urges the Department of State to 

6 proactively support and advance the United Nations 

7 Declaration on the promotion and full respect of the 

8 human rights of people of African descent; 

9 (3) supports the United Nations International 

10 Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial 


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1 Justice and Equality in the context of law enforce2 ment (EMLER) and funding to combat racial dis3 crimination worldwide; 

4 (4) supports the expansion of current efforts by 

5 the United Nations, Organization for Security and 

6 Cooperation in Europe, Organization of American 

7 States, and other international organizations to ad8 dress the human rights situation of people of Afri9 can descent means of upholding their human dignity 

10 and equality and promoting societal reconciliation 

11 and healing; 

12 (5) calls upon the United States in cooperation 

13 with civil society (African-descent communities, aca14 demics, activists, businesses, and philanthropic orga15 nizations) to develop and implement domestic and 

16 global strategies to execute the goals and ideals of 

17 the second ‘‘International Decade for People of Afri18 can Descent’’ and to combat racism, including by ex19 panding the transformative work of the Department 

20 of State’s Race, Ethnicity, and Social Inclusion Unit 

21 in this regard; and 

22 (6) reaffirms the commitment of Congress to 

23 combat racism, discrimination, and intolerance with 


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1 a differentiated gender focus in the United States 

2 and around the globe. 

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