President John Mahama plans to officially submit the resolution to the UN General Assembly, declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity, consistent with President Mahama’s pledge during his statement at the UN General Assembly last year.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry announced this and highlighted that a discussion is scheduled for consideration and adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
and would be observed as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
”The resolution would formally declare the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialized Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity. By reason of the definitive break in world history, scale, duration, systemic nature, brutality, and enduring consequences that continue to shape socio-economic realities and structural inequalities across the world,” the ministry said.
Ghana, in its capacity as African Union (AU) Champion on Reparations, in collaboration with the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and all people of African descent.
The statement further explained that Ghana will continue to lead multilateral efforts on reparatory justice under the African Union’s decade of action on Reparations and African Heritage from 2026 to 2036.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed appreciation to the technical committee established to draft the resolution.
Source: Christabel Opare
