Government Afro-Descendant Initiative Seeks to Combat Discrimination in Mexico Cesar Arellano Garcia - La Jornada
go to original January 11, 2015

UNESCO Director-General message at the UN General Assembly on the launch the International Decade on People of African Descent - 2015-2024 (UNESCO)

The International Decade for People of African Descent, which began January 1st, is an opportunity to bring about social and cultural change through respect for and recognition of the populations in this sector of the Mexican population. This means recognizing their historical, cultural, and hereditary contributions to the country, with the goal of combating discrimination against them, stated the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (Conapred).

They pointed out that there are more than 400 Afro-Mexican communities in seven states - principally in Guerrero, Oaxaca and Veracruz, followed by Coahuila, Michoacán, Chiapas (a region of Soconusco) and Tabasco [except for Coahuila which borders Texas, and Veracruz, which runs south to north along the Gulf Coast, these are southern states].

The organization reaffirmed its commitment to promoting recognition of those peoples belonging to the African diaspora and to the opportunity to make Afro-Mexican history known.

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Translated by Jillian Droste

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