Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt

From 17 to 19 June 2026, Ghana hosted a High-Level Consultative Conference on the implementation of the landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250, adopted in March this year, which recognises the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. Convened by President John Dramani Mahama in his capacity as the African Union Champion on Reparations, the conference brought together heads of state, ministers, representatives of regional organisations, legal experts, scholars and civil society to develop a roadmap for translating the UN resolution into concrete political action. The conference also established three international panels on reparatory justice, cultural restitution and legal strategy and adopted the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice as its principal outcome.

For CADTM, this declaration deserves attention not only because it advances the international campaign for reparations for slavery and colonialism but also because it explicitly situates reparatory justice within the struggle to transform today’s unequal global economic order. Rather than treating reparations as merely symbolic or confined to historical recognition, the Accra Commitments identify the enduring legacies of slavery, colonialism and racial capitalism in contemporary structures of debt, finance, trade and global governance.

The declaration calls for far-reaching reforms of the international financial architecture, including comprehensive debt relief and debt cancellation where necessary, sovereign debt Sovereign debt Government debts or debts guaranteed by the government. restructuring, debt-for-development swaps, the establishment of a fair and transparent sovereign debt workout mechanism under United Nations auspices, reform of international credit rating systems, and greater fiscal space for countries burdened by illegitimate debt. It also links reparatory justice to tax justice, South-South cooperation, reform of international financial institutions, and the creation of a Global Reparations Fund. These positions resonate strongly with demands long advanced by social movements and organisations working on debt justice, including CADTM.

While many difficult political and legal questions remain unresolved—not least concerning the mechanisms for securing reparations and the willingness of former colonial powers to engage seriously—the Accra Commitments represent an important effort to connect historical justice with present-day economic justice. They recognise that colonial extraction did not simply belong to the past but continues to shape global inequalities through contemporary financial and economic structures.

CADTM, therefore, publishes below the full text of the Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice as a contribution to the ongoing international debate on reparations, debt cancellation and the transformation of the global financial system.

The Accra Next Steps Commitments on Reparatory Justice

Adopted at the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans

Accra, 17–19 June 2026

1. At the invitation of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana and the African Union Champion on Advancing the Cause of Justice and the Payment of Reparations to Africans, the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps to the Landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 entitled “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime against Humanity” was convened in Accra, Ghana, from 17 to 19 June 2026.

2. We, the Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Senior Officials participating in the Conference, including the 123 United Nations Member States that voted in support of Resolution A/RES/80/250, representatives of regional bodies, People of African Descent, civil society organisations, academic institutions, activists and non-governmental organisations, adopt this outcome document on the next steps for the implementation of the Resolution and advancing the reparatory justice agenda.

3. We recognise and honour the extensive efforts undertaken over generations by several governments, intergovernmental organisations, our forebearers, individuals and civil society partners across Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, as well as in Europe and Asia in shaping the global reparations agenda. We adopt this document as a basis for global collaboration and commit to engaging in transparent, constructive and good faith dialogue in advancing reparations and reparatory justice among all State and non-State actors.

4. We acknowledge the historic importance of the landmark Resolution A/RES/80/250 which declares the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. We consider the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of this Resolution as a reflection of the broad global consensus on the need to address and repair the legacies and enduring consequences of historical injustices.

5. We recognise that Resolution A/RES/80/250 specifically addresses racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. We also recognise the historical and ongoing injustices perpetrated against African peoples and People of African Descent, including colonialism, apartheid, genocide, systemic racism, structural inequality and all other current systems of exploitation and dehumanisation. We welcome the Resolution’s contribution to advancing existing global political and legal efforts for reparatory justice for Africans and People of African Descent as well as Indigenous Peoples and Indentured Labourers.

6. We express concern about the legacies and enduring consequences of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans which continue to manifest in structural inequalities, development disparities, epistemic injustices, cultural erasure, systemic racism and discrimination against Africans and People of African Descent globally.

7. We recognise that these historical and ongoing injustices also constitute violations of human and peoples’ rights, including the right to self-determination, development, culture and free disposition of natural resources, and affirm that reparatory justice constitutes an essential pathway toward the realisation of the right to development, as recognised under Article 22 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The persistence of these historical injustices continues to undermine equitable and meaningful participation of Africans and People of African Descent in economic, social, cultural and political development.

8. We underscore the importance and urgency of addressing historical injustices consistent with the inherent sovereignty and dignity of Africans and People of African Descent and their inalienable right to self-determination. We affirm our collective commitment to promote racial justice, climate justice, gender justice and the reform of the current global architecture for a more equitable and inclusive world.

9. We recognise the African Union’s Agenda 2063, “The Africa We Want”, as a strategic continental framework for translating reparatory justice into transformative development outcomes, economic empowerment, cultural renaissance and continental integration for Africans and People of African Descent.

10. We also recognise the African Union’s establishment of the African Union Committee of Experts on Reparations (AUCER) with a mandate to develop a common African position and African Reparatory Programme of Action. We further recognise the establishment of the African Union Reference Group of Legal Experts on Reparations (AULER), mandated to provide legal counsel, guiding principles and Afro-centric frameworks for the continent of Africa’s pursuit of reparatory justice.

11. We equally recognise the work of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and the revised CARICOM Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice as a concrete and conceptual actionable framework for advancing reparatory justice. The revised Ten Point Plan serves as an important blueprint for advancing reparations settlement.

12. We agree to build upon regional framework documents in addressing the histories, needs and aspirations of different regions and communities affected by the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement.

A. Normative Regional and Multilateral Frameworks

13. We reaffirm our commitment to the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

14. We recall the Abuja Proclamation on Reparations for African Enslavement, Colonisation and Neo-Colonisation (1993), which recognised the existence of a unique and unprecedented moral debt owed to African peoples and People of African Descent, and affirm that the claim for reparations represents a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs and fostering healing among the peoples of Africa and People of African Descent.

15. We further recall the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2001), which acknowledged the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity that “should always have been so”, and further recognised that enslavement, colonialism and genocide have contributed to underdevelopment and economic disparities affecting developing countries in particular. We also recall the African Union’s Decision 934 (XXXVIII) of 16 February 2025 on the qualification of enslavement, deportation and colonisation as crimes against humanity and genocide against the peoples of Africa.

16. We reaffirm the Accra Proclamation on Reparations (2023), which underscored the urgency of advancing a coordinated and sustained global response to the legacies of chattel enslavement, colonialism and racial discrimination.

17. We welcome the designation by the African Union of 2026–2035 as the Decade of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations, and the United Nations Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025–2034). We affirm our support for the renewed commitment to advancing the reparations agenda.

18. We recall the Assembly of the African Union’s Decision 942 of February 2026, which welcomed the Algiers Declaration under the theme “International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa: Towards the Reparation of Historical Injustices through the Criminalisation of Colonialism”, and designated 30 November as the African Day of African Martyrs and Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonisation and Apartheid.

19. We recall the United Nations Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (Resolution 1514 (XV)), as well as United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/106 (2025), by which 14 December was proclaimed the International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations, recognising the significant knowledge gap surrounding the 500-year history of racialised enslavement, colonialism and their enduring global consequences.

20. We appreciate the work of UNESCO and other United Nations human rights mechanisms in advancing dialogue towards reparatory justice, return and restitution, promoting education, and preserving collective memory.

21. We commit to the implementation of Resolution A/RES/80/250 through transparent, collective, constructive and structured dialogue, accompanied by measurable steps towards reparatory justice.

B. Shared Principles and Values

22. Inspired by the enduring ideals of solidarity and shared humanity, we affirm our unity and common destiny and recognise that the aspirations of Africans and People of African Descent are inextricably linked across continents, territories and generations, and that our strength lies in purposeful solidarity, coordinated action and a shared strategic vision.

23. Drawing on African norms and values, we affirm that the pursuit of reparatory justice cannot be advanced by any one country, continent, region or institution acting alone. The historical injustices of enslavement, colonialism and their enduring legacies affected peoples dispersed across nations and continents. We therefore hold that the response must be rooted in a shared sense of peoplehood, common purpose and collective action.

24. We affirm sovereignty as the inalienable and inherent right of all peoples, and affirm that the collective future of Africans and People of African Descent, including those living in settler colonial states, depends upon equity Equity The capital put into an enterprise by the shareholders. Not to be confused with ’hard capital’ or ’unsecured debt’. , justice and sovereignty. We further affirm our freedom to govern, create, produce and develop according to our aspirations and interests, free from external domination and conditionalities.

25. We affirm a shared commitment to advancing reparatory justice as a comprehensive and multidimensional process grounded in relevant regional jurisprudence and the international law principles of satisfaction, full and formal apology, restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, cessation of ongoing harm, and guarantees Guarantees Acts that provide a creditor with security in complement to the debtor’s commitment. A distinction is made between real guarantees (lien, pledge, mortgage, prior charge) and personal guarantees (surety, aval, letter of intent, independent guarantee). of non-repetition.

26. We recognise the need for sustained political will, international cooperation and the inclusive participation of Africans and People of African Descent in reparatory justice processes. We highlight the importance of building upon existing transcontinental partnership frameworks and international initiatives that strengthen consultative processes, including the CARICOM–African Union Bilateral Cooperation Agreement (2024), the Addis Ababa Declaration on the Transcontinental Partnership on Reparations adopted at the Second Africa–CARICOM Summit in November 2025, the First CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum, the Ninth Pan-African Congress and other frameworks, while promoting coherence and synergy across these initiatives.

27. We emphasise the centrality of dialogue, partnership and mutual respect in advancing a common approach to implementing the reparatory justice agenda. We commit ourselves to strengthening advocacy for a common position on reparations that incorporates a Programme of Action taking into consideration the revised CARICOM Ten Point Plan for Reparatory Justice. We resolve to forge a common front and commit ourselves to ensuring that the voices and perspectives of Africans and People of African Descent are fully reflected in all such processes.

28. We affirm that reparatory justice is fundamentally a human rights and development imperative aimed at restoring the inherent dignity, rights and development opportunities of Africans and People of African Descent.

C. Global Strategic Framework for Reparatory Justice

29. We commit to the full and effective implementation of Resolution A/RES/80/250 through a coherent and coordinated global framework on reparatory justice for Africans and People of African Descent, structured around the following strategic pillars:

i. Acknowledgment of Truth and Apology

We call upon States and non-State institutions that have not yet done so to acknowledge their role in the trafficking of enslaved Africans and African descendants and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans, and to offer full, formal and unconditional apologies as a foundational step towards reconciliation, trust-building and reparatory justice. We affirm that such apologies should be unconditional and accompanied by guarantees of non-repetition, including the repeal of legal and ecclesiastical codes, in recognition of the intergenerational legacies and enduring consequences of these crimes. We undertake to strengthen our collective efforts to ensure that all concerned States and non-State institutions offer full and formal apologies.

ii. Law and Justice

We commit to strengthening legal and institutional pathways for reparatory justice, including the utilisation of international, regional and domestic mechanisms to advance accountability and redress. We also commit to supporting generational victims in accessing justice for historical wrongs. We urge the urgent reform of criminal justice systems to address systemic racism affecting People of African Descent.

iii. Compensatory Reparations

We reaffirm that the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans and People of African Descent constitute the gravest crime against humanity and a violation of peremptory norms of international law. Such violations generate obligations ’’erga omnes’’, and we remain resolved to ensure fair and adequate compensation for the peoples of Africa and People of African Descent, including those affected by the legacies of enslavement, colonialism, genocide and apartheid. We further affirm that the obligation to compensate exists as a matter of international law and therefore commit ourselves to supporting the development of a comprehensive approach to determine appropriate modalities for compensation in remedying these historical injustices.

iv. Restitution of Cultural Property and Heritage

We recognise the importance of protecting cultural property, preserving cultural heritage and antiquities, and safeguarding cultural property from trafficking. We resolve to accelerate the return of cultural property, human remains, archives and heritage to their countries of origin, and commit ourselves to supporting cultural restoration and preservation initiatives. We recognise the importance of restoring cultural identity and heritage and reaffirm the Common African Position on the Restitution of Heritage Resources (2023). We also commit ourselves to strengthening coordination at UNESCO and other multilateral fora in order to advance the renewal and updating of existing frameworks governing the return of cultural heritage.

v. Decolonisation

We urge reparations movements to support ongoing campaigns for the decolonisation of European and American colonies and other non-self-governing territories, in keeping with the objectives of the Fourth United Nations International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.

vi. Global Governance Reforms

We remain committed to the urgent reform of the global governance architecture in order to address historical injustices and agree to accelerate our common efforts towards the reform of the United Nations Security Council and the international financial institutions, ensuring equitable representation and meaningful participation in global decision-making, in furtherance of the United Nations Pact for the Future (A/RES/79/1).

We recommit ourselves to supporting initiatives aimed at reforming the international debt architecture and the international tax regime, including efforts to secure fairer, more responsive and affordable finance for vulnerable and historically disadvantaged countries.

vii. Transforming the Global Economic and Development Architecture

We resolve to address the structural inequalities and imbalances affecting Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Peoples of African Descent living in settler colonial states. We reject the current unequal global economic and development architecture and affirm our commitment to strengthening South-South cooperation for sustainable and equitable economic transformation, including through the creation of appropriate economic and financial institutions, structures, systems and equitable development partnerships that reflect the values of Africans, Peoples of African Descent and all peoples.

We resolve to move beyond colonial-era power structures and define for ourselves a central role in global governance. We commit ourselves to intensifying efforts to secure just and equitable trading Market activities
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viii. Debt Relief and Financial Justice

We recognise that the enduring socio-economic consequences of enslavement, colonialism and related historical injustices have contributed to persistent development challenges, including heightened debt vulnerabilities and constrained fiscal space in many developing countries.

We therefore call for concrete, predictable and development-oriented multilateral measures to address sovereign debt burdens, including comprehensive debt relief, debt restructuring and cancellation where necessary, debt-for-development swaps, enhanced access to concessional financing, expanded liquidity Liquidity The facility with which a financial instrument can be bought or sold without a significant change in price. support, and meaningful reforms of the international financial architecture.

We further call for the establishment and strengthening of fair, transparent, inclusive and development-oriented sovereign debt resolution mechanisms under the auspices of the United Nations, enabling affected countries to pursue their development priorities free from undue debt constraints.

We call for reforms to sovereign credit-rating mechanisms that systematically impose higher risks on countries of the Global South and fully support the activities of the African Credit Rating Agency Rating agency
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We underscore the urgent need to consider restitution for countries in special situations, such as Haiti.

ix. Global Reparations Fund

We commit ourselves to continuing dialogue and consultations on the establishment and operationalisation of a Global Reparations Fund in this and other relevant fora. We note that any such mechanism must be anchored in a transparent, consultative and inclusive process.

x. Corporate Accountability and Business Responsibility

We deplore the role played by commercial actors and enterprises in the enslavement and trafficking of Africans, systems of colonial exploitation and racial discrimination. We encourage measures that promote accountability, responsible business conduct, access to remedy and equitable investment partnerships, consistent with international and regional standards on business and human rights.

xi. Technology, Innovation and Capacity Building

We call for concrete measures to advance technological innovation, digital inclusion and capacity-building for developing countries as a means of addressing persistent development gaps arising from the enduring consequences of enslavement, colonialism and related historical injustices.

We further call for enhanced access to emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, and urge the removal of barriers that limit developing countries’ ability to benefit from technological progress.

We underscore the importance of cooperation and increased investment in digital infrastructure, education, skills development and institutional capacity-building. Such efforts are critical for promoting digital justice, accelerating sustainable development and ensuring that developing countries are not left behind in the rapidly evolving technological landscape.

xii. Public Health and Well-being

We recognise the multigenerational health impacts of enslavement and colonialism and commit ourselves to addressing the global health inequalities that disproportionately affect Africans and People of African Descent.

We resolve to address the historical and continuing legacy of inequities and abuses in medical, public health and mental health systems, including the exploitation of the bodies and genetics of Africans and People of African Descent in scientific research and experimentation, disparities in responses to public health crises, and systemic patterns often described as medical apartheid.

We commit ourselves to advancing healthcare systems that respond to the needs of affected peoples and communities. We further recognise the need to assert the health sovereignty of Africans and Peoples of African Descent and commit ourselves to embracing indigenous and traditional health practices. We therefore welcome the objectives of the Accra Reset Initiative.

xiii. Gender Justice

We recognise that the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans had distinct and enduring gendered impacts, including the exploitation of African men, women, boys and girls through sexual violence, reproductive coercion, family separation and other forms of dehumanisation.

We acknowledge that these historical injustices continue to manifest themselves through intersecting forms of discrimination and inequality, particularly affecting women and girls of African descent.

We therefore affirm that the pursuit of reparatory justice must be gender-responsive, grounded in human rights, and informed by the principles of equality, non-discrimination and the full, equal and meaningful participation of women and girls in all reparatory justice processes.

xiv. Climate Justice

We further recognise that the enduring consequences of racialised chattel enslavement, colonialism and racial discrimination intersect with contemporary global challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss, which disproportionately affect developing countries, small island developing states with communities of African descent, and other vulnerable peoples and communities.

We take note of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on climate change and the subsequent United Nations General Assembly resolution welcoming that Opinion, which clarified that States have obligations under international law to protect the climate system and that breaches of those obligations may give rise to legal consequences, including reparations.

We therefore affirm the importance of advancing reparatory justice in ways that promote climate resilience, environmental sustainability and intergenerational equity, consistent with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Paris Agreement, and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.

In this regard, we underscore the need for equitable access to climate finance, technology transfer and capacity-building to address vulnerabilities rooted in historical and structural injustice, including through practical reforms to improve access to climate finance, reduce the cost of capital, expand pre-arranged finance for climate shocks, and support investment in resilience and sustainable economic transformation.

xv. Multi-generational and Intergenerational Dimension

We recognise that reparatory justice must benefit both present and future generations.

Reparatory justice processes must therefore include the meaningful participation of youth and young people in the design, implementation and monitoring of all initiatives.

xvi. Spiritual, Psychological Rehabilitation and Social Healing

We highlight the importance and urgency of addressing the psychosocial trauma suffered by Africans and People of African Descent as a consequence of the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans.

We commit ourselves to inclusive and culturally grounded initiatives that restore broken connections and communities, including those affected by the legacy of untreated intergenerational trauma.

We acknowledge that a healing-centred framework is an essential component of the reparations process.

xvii. Education, Knowledge and Cultural Renewal

We underscore the importance of reparatory justice education, memorialisation and truth-telling, together with the development of knowledge systems that accurately reflect historical realities, promote human dignity and cultural identity, and support research, public awareness and conscientisation.

We commit ourselves to addressing knowledge gaps and historical distortions concerning the history of Africans and Peoples of African Descent.

We recall UNESCO’s ’’Routes of Enslaved Peoples’’ project and support its objectives of research, memory transmission and intercultural dialogue.

xviii. Truth, Documentation and Public Memory

We commit ourselves to advancing truth-telling processes, including improved access to archives, historical documentation, research and public acknowledgement of the trafficking of enslaved Africans, racialised chattel enslavement, colonialism and their enduring consequences.

We encourage the preservation, digitisation and accessibility of relevant records and support memorialisation initiatives that honour victims and survivors, restore historical truth and strengthen public understanding.

We commit ourselves to renewed efforts to preserve the forts and castles along the African and Caribbean coasts as enduring sites of memorialisation and truth-telling, and as vital instruments against historical erasure and denialism.

xix. Diaspora Engagement, Citizenship and Right of Return

We recall the Abuja Proclamation (1993), which exhorts all African States to grant rights of entry and residence to all persons of African Descent where there are no disqualifying grounds.

We commit ourselves to strengthening the bonds between Africans and People of African Descent through cultural exchanges, knowledge-sharing, inclusive investment policies and programmes, and by introducing, strengthening and expanding voluntary return, citizenship and reintegration pathways.

We shall draw upon existing national experiences, best practices and institutional frameworks in receiving communities with a view to developing coherent and adequately resourced approaches across Africa and the Diaspora.

D. Implementation

30. We commit ourselves to translating these strategic ambitions into concrete national, regional and global actions that are aligned, coherent and mutually reinforcing.

31. We underscore the importance of sustaining global political engagement within all multilateral institutions, including the wider United Nations system, especially the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and the international financial institutions.

32. We encourage enhanced cooperation among the institutions of the African Union, CARICOM and CELAC in advancing the implementation and monitoring of reparatory justice commitments.

33. We appreciate the role of regional institutions, including the CARICOM Reparations Commission, the African Union Commission, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, National Human Rights Institutions and other relevant regional bodies, in advancing implementation and monitoring.

34. We welcome the decision of the President of Ghana to establish the following global multi-stakeholder mechanisms to complement existing initiatives and strengthen transcontinental cooperation:

-* High-Level Global Advisory Council on Reparatory Justice;

• Global Expert Panel on the Restitution of Cultural Heritage;
• Global Legal Panel on Reparatory Justice.

35. We agree to convene this Consultative Conference annually in order to review progress and consider the work of the Council and Panels.

36. We recommend that all reparatory justice measures be designed in consultation with affected communities through inclusive and accessible processes that ensure meaningful participation and local ownership.

We encourage the strengthening of citizens’ movements advancing the reparatory justice agenda and commit ourselves actively to supporting the global reparations movement.

37. We encourage States to establish museums that promote memorialisation, truth-telling and provide reliable repositories for returned artefacts and objects of cultural significance.

38. We call for the mobilisation of adequate and sustainable financial and technical resources, including through international cooperation and innovative financing mechanisms, to support reparations initiatives.

39. We encourage all States to integrate reparatory justice into national development strategies, educational curricula and international cooperation frameworks.

E. Partnership, Cooperation and Solidarity

40. We reaffirm the importance of inclusive dialogue, good-faith engagement and solidarity among all stakeholders.

We emphasise the importance of united action, strengthened transcontinental cooperation and international partnerships, and commit ourselves to sustained engagement with civil society, academia, the private sector and affected communities towards the full and effective implementation of Resolution A/RES/80/250.

F. Follow-up and Review

41. We request that the outcomes of this High-Level Consultative Conference on the implementation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 be transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for consideration in relevant reports to the General Assembly and the wider United Nations system.

42. We call upon UNESCO and other United Nations entities to facilitate inclusive and good-faith dialogue among Member States and all relevant stakeholders, including descendant communities.

43. We commit ourselves to strengthening multilateral and civil society coordination through ongoing and structured dialogue that advances participation, accountability and effective implementation of Resolution A/RES/80/250.

44. We emphasise the need for monitoring and evaluation mechanisms to measure progress and ensure effective implementation.

We therefore resolve to use future annual Consultative Conferences and other relevant processes to assess progress and recommend measures to address identified challenges and gaps.

45. We commend that the commitments arising from this process form part of the ongoing work undertaken within the African Union Decade of Action on Reparations and African Heritage and the United Nations Second International Decade for People of African Descent.

G. Conclusion

46. We therefore, in the spirit of solidarity, partnership and shared responsibility, reaffirm our collective determination to transform the historic recognition embodied in Resolution A/RES/80/250 into concrete, meaningful and sustained action to advance reparatory justice, healing and equitable development for Africans and People of African Descent.

Accra, 19 June 2026