Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial DiscriminationA/HRC/RES/75/237 Date and venue: Friday, 12 March 2021, 4 to 6 p.m.(will be broadcast live and archived on http://webtv.un.org)Objectives: The debate will be aimed at:
- Assessing the situation of global youth and the role of youth in combatting racial discrimination and fostering dialogue and intergroup relations;
- Assessing the prevalence of intersecting forms of discrimination that can affect youth, including youth of African descent; and
- Taking stock of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education, development and empowerment of youth and children, in particular of African descent, with a focus on racial discrimination-
Chair: H.E. Ms. Nazhat Shameem Khan, President of the Human Rights Council
Opening statement: Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Panellists:Mr. Joel Modiri, Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Jurisprudence, University of Pretoria (South Africa)
(video message)Ms.Alicia Quevedos Canales, Specialist on Afro-Peruvian Policies, Ministry of Culture (Peru)
(video message)Mr. Pradip Pariyar,
Executive Chairperson of the Samata Foundation and Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum (Nepal)
(video message)Ms. Marie-Sarah Seeberger, Member of the World Jewish Congress Jewish Diplomatic Corps (France)
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