A/RES/78/323
International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent
their human rights and fundamental freedoms and the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, 8 and noting in this regard Sustainable
Development Goals 5 and 10, which seek, respectively, to achieve gender equality
and empower all women and girls and to reduce inequality within and among
countries, including through specific measures to address raci al discrimination,
Reaffirming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 9 as well as the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 10 the Programme of Action of the
International Conference on Population and Development 11 and the outcomes of their
review conferences,
Noting the general recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of
Racial Discrimination, especially general recommendation No. 25 (2000) on gender related dimensions of racial discrimination 12 and general recommendation No. 34
(2011) on racial discrimination against people of African descent, 13
Recalling its resolution 68/237 of 23 December 2013, in which it proclaimed
the International Decade for People of African Descent, commencing on 1 January
2015 and ending on 31 December 2024, with the theme “People of African descent:
recognition, justice and development”, and in this regard contributing to the
implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,
Recognizing the significant contribution of all women and girls of African
descent to the development of societies and the importance of ensuring the full, equal
and meaningful participation and decision-making of women of African descent in
all aspects of society,
1.
Decides to proclaim 25 July as the International Day of Women and Girls
of African Descent, in order to highlight the importance of this day as a moment to
commemorate the global fight against slavery and racism and the commitment to
achieve gender equality, as well as the significant contribution of all women and girls
of African descent to the development of societies;
2.
Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system,
international and regional organizations and other relevant stakeholders, including
civil society, the private sector, academia and the media, to commemorate the
International Day in an appropriate manner, promoting events and activities that
highlight the history, culture and struggles of women and girls of African descent
around the world;
3.
Encourages all Member States and the United Nations system to take
concrete measures to address and prevent racial and gender-based discrimination, as
well as to eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls of African
descent, and to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls of
African descent;
4.
Emphasizes that the cost of all activities that may result from the
implementation of the present resolution should be covered by voluntary
contributions, including from the private sector;
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Resolution 70/1.
A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.
Report of the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 4 –15 September 1995 (United
Nations publication, Sales No. E.96.IV.13), chap. I, resolution 1, annexes I and II.
Report of the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5 –13 September
1994 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XIII.18), chap. I, resolution 1, annex.
Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/55/18),
annex V, sect. A.
Ibid., Sixty-sixth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/66/18), annex IX.
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