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promoted.<\/p>\n<p>Justice \u2013 to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in all their forms.<\/p>\n<p>And development \u2013 to guarantee active, free and meaningful participation by all individuals, including people of African descent, in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba has worked tirelessly to advance these principles, including through its National Programme against Racism and Racial Discrimination, thereby upholding our shared commitment to equality, inclusion and respect for human dignity for everyone, everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 10 years, the International Decade has offered a unique platform to highlight the diverse contributions of people of African descent to every field of human endeavour.<\/p>\n<p>Several Member States have amended their laws and policies to tackle racial discrimination, while others created institutions to promote human rights of people of African descent.<\/p>\n<p>The International Decade not only mobilized global support for racial justice and equality.<\/p>\n<p>It led to the establishment of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>It sparked the launch of negotiations to elaborate a United Nations declaration on the respect, protection and fulfillment of human rights of people of African descent.<\/p>\n<p>And it paved the way for the General Assembly\u2019s proclamation of 25 July as the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent.Our efforts must not stop here.<\/p>\n<p>People of African descent continue to face systemic racism and discrimination \u2013 realities rooted in intolerable legacies of enslavement and colonialism.<\/p>\n<p>They experience higher levels of unemployment, earn lower wages and occupy less skilled positions, compared to the rest of the population.<\/p>\n<p>And they are more often affected by poverty and the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<p>We must do more to dismantle these historic 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