Ghana is holding a three-day international conference in Accra to advance reparatory justice efforts following the adoption of a landmark United Nations resolution. The event, described as the first major gathering on the topic since the resolution’s adoption, brings together heads of state and government, ministers, civil society representatives, historians, researchers, and legal experts from more than 80 countries.
The UN resolution characterizes the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity, setting a basis for governments and stakeholders to pursue reconciliation and restitution. At the conference, participants are expected to focus on “actionable commitments” toward these goals, including steps that could support accountability and repair for the harms associated with enslavement and slave trafficking.
The meeting is set to begin in Accra on Wednesday and is scheduled to run for three days. Sources frame the gathering as part of a broader push to move from international recognition of the issue toward practical measures aligned with reparatory justice.
