President John Dramani Mahama has underlined the significance of his United Nations resolution aimed at recognising the trans-Atlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
The resolution coincides with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 25.
It calls for global acknowledgement of the historical injustice of the slave trade and aims to lay a foundation for meaningful reparatory justice for Africa and the African diaspora.
The move also seeks to deepen international understanding of the slave trade’s legacy of inequality, racism and social injustice while contributing to healing and historical accountability.
The initiative has garnered support from regional bodies and countries, including the African Union, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other countries.
Speaking at a high-level engagement in the United States on Tuesday, March 24, Mahama said the move is critical to restoring dignity and humanity to Africans and their descendants.
He also emphasised that the resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting the atrocities suffered by millions over centuries.
“This resolution allows us to collectively remember more than 12.5 million men, women, and children whose homes, communities, families, hopes, dreams, and lives were stolen over the course of 400 years. It is a pathway to healing and reparative justice,” the President added.
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