70/7 GA
Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade
70
Session
| Draft symbol | A/70/L.5 |
|---|---|
| Adopted symbol | 70/7 |
| Sponsors (4) | |
| UN Document | 70/7 ↗ |
India
Israel
Kazakhstan
United Republic of Tanzania
Vote Consensus — A/70/PV.46
Speeches following this vote (3)
The Acting President
I shall now give the floor to the speaker who wishes to speak in explanation of position on the resolution just adopted.
I give the floor to the observer of the European Union.
Mr. Whiteley
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union.
Slavery and the slave trade are a crime against humanity and should always have been so, especially the transatlantic slave trade, and are among the major sources and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
Building on that notion, acknowledged at the World Conference against Racism in 2001,…
The Acting President
The General Assembly has thus concluded this stage of its consideration of agenda item 118.
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