IV 
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 Flor-
ida) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 Dec-
ade for People of African Descent’’ is ending on Decem-
ber 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 con-
cerning people of African descent were raised: global 
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•HRES 1589 IH 
reparatory justice; Pan-Africanism for dignity, justice, 
and peace; sustainable development agenda; evidence- 
based 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 ob-
jectives 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 participa-
tion 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 im-
plement legal frameworks that combat racial discrimina-
tion; 
Whereas further action is required for governments to imple-
ment in conjunction with civil society effective national 
action plans and other strategies to address racial dis-
parities impacting people of African descent in the jus-
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tice, wealth, education, employment, health, housing, de-
velopment, and other sectors; 
Whereas further action is required for governments to inte-
grate into their public policies differentiated efforts that 
elevate, address, and advance the rights of Afro-descend-
ant 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 chal-
lenges, including political instability, economic hardship, 
and the effects of natural disasters, which exacerbate the 
systemic inequalities experienced by people of African de-
scent: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the second United Nations Inter-
national Decade for People of African Descent to 
2025–2034; 
(2) 
urges 
the 
Department 
of 
State 
to 
proactively support and advance the United Nations 
Declaration on the promotion and full respect of the 
human rights of people of African descent; 
(3) supports the United Nations International 
Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial 
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