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Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020 (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The UN WGEPAD 27th public session: "The Urgency of Now - Systemic Racism and the Lessons of 2020" was held between 30 November to 3 December. This thematic session built on the WGEPAD’s COVID-19 report, systemic racism and global protests, and set t... Read More about Public written statement to the UN WGEPAD 27th Session: The urgency of now - Systemic racism and the lessons of 2020.

Written statement to the 26th Session of the UN Working Group of Experts on people of African descent : Regional meeting with civil society - Europe and North America (2020)
Other

Written statements were made to a series of regional meetings designed to allow the Working Group of Experts on people of African Descent to engage with and learn from civil society and its experiences, to ascertain the situation on the ground thus f... Read More about Written statement to the 26th Session of the UN Working Group of Experts on people of African descent : Regional meeting with civil society - Europe and North America.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on African diaspora communities (2020)
Report

This addendum summarizes the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, in relation to achievement of IDPAD’s thematic objectives, and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to reduce inequality... Read More about The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on African diaspora communities.

A report on key achievements realizing thematic objectives of the international decade for people of African descent (2020)
Report

2015-2024 International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) was launched at the United Nations Headquarters, New York in September 2014, by representatives of UN member states, international civil society and other stakeholders. This report... Read More about A report on key achievements realizing thematic objectives of the international decade for people of African descent.

IDPAD Mid decade summit: Bristol's One City approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

“The Western world was created off slavery, yet history talks about the explorer’s bravery, (…) For over hundred years they had free labour (…) the forever grateful people, tried to destroy their minds” (Hoo, 2011, p.18).

History teaches us that B... Read More about IDPAD Mid decade summit: Bristol's One City approach.

Presentation notes for the postgraduate students panel of ukcge annual conference 2018: postgraduate students perspectives of diversity & inclusivity (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The notes were made for my presentation on the panel of postgraduate students at the UK Council for Graduate Education's annual conference in 2018.

Addressing Afri-phobia/Afro-Phobia in UK higher education institutions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

ECRI General Policy Recommendation No.7 prohibits discrimination in higher education institutions; nonetheless staff and students from the African diaspora have disproportionately poorer than their white peers in the UK. This presentation was made to... Read More about Addressing Afri-phobia/Afro-Phobia in UK higher education institutions.

Statement to the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This Regional Meeting on IDPAD hosted by UN OHCHR brought together stakeholders including civil society, academia, state parties and representatives of UN bodies to discuss interventions needed, where violations of ICESCR 1965 disproportionately dise... Read More about Statement to the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent.

Statement for input in the draft outcome document of the UN OHCHR regional meeting for Europe, Central Asia and North America on the international decade for people of African descent (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This statement illustrates data input linking the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to achieve outcomes sought by international civil society to address Afri-phobia/Afro-phobia/Negro-phobia globally.

Leaving no one behind: People of African descent & the sustainable development goals (sdgs) (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper

Background briefing circulated to members of ENAR Steering Committee on Afro-phobia. It highlights draft recommendations of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, and empirical findings of my research study in relation to SDGs.

How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was made to the audience at an event hosted by Harrow BHM, in celebration of the International Day Of African Resistance Against Enslavement, otherwise known as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Ab... Read More about How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?.

A qualitative research study of strategic interventions to address afro-phobia in the european union (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Empirical evidence highlights historical and contemporary manifestations of Afro-phobia hinder the implementation of anti-discrimination norms. Black, African, African diaspora and people of African descent are used here to refer to “descendants of e... Read More about A qualitative research study of strategic interventions to address afro-phobia in the european union.

The black Mediterranean in action symposium (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A central research question addressed by my thesis is “what bridges can be built to address structural barriers which marginalise the African diaspora from fulfilling universal human rights?” I argue thematic objectives of the International Decade fo... Read More about The black Mediterranean in action symposium.

Ethnic profiling: Afrophobia, IDPAD, and the 2030 Agenda (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research poster was exhibited and distributed at the Roundtable on Ethnic Profiling cohosted by the European Network Against Racism , Open Society Justice Initiative and the Anti Racism & Diversity Intergroup of the European parliament, on 6 Dec... Read More about Ethnic profiling: Afrophobia, IDPAD, and the 2030 Agenda.

Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda & international decade for people of African descent (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research presentation highlights aims, objectives, methodology, focus and scope of the research, etc; and its relevance to Politics and International relations. The presentation was made to undergraduates on the International Development Course,... Read More about Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda & international decade for people of African descent.

Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development & international decade for people of African descent (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presentation made to ENAR Steering Group on Afrophobia highlighting UN GA RES. 68/237 which approved commencement of the International Decade for People of African Descent in 2015 with objectives of recognition, justice and development.The 2030 Agend... Read More about Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development & international decade for people of African descent.

Transforming our world: Implications of sustainable development goals for people of African descent (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This research poster was exhibited at the European Parliament in Brussels on 26 January 2016, in recognition of the International Decade for people of African descent. The poster illustrates the research project's aims and objectives, as well as oppo... Read More about Transforming our world: Implications of sustainable development goals for people of African descent.

A rights based approach to development as a priority for addressing race inequality in higher education research institutions (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Differentials in the attainment and retention levels of students and staff from different ethnicities, including researchers highlight disproportionate inequalities as a result of structural discrimination in education and employment. This threatens... Read More about A rights based approach to development as a priority for addressing race inequality in higher education research institutions.

Tale of two cities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Powerpoint presentation on structural discrimination faced by people of African descent, made at the European Network Against Racism General Assembly, June 2015.

Transforming our world: “A Tale of Two Cities” - Micro study of challenges to urban sustainability faced by Afro Europeans (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A case study of Bristol illustrates the relevance of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in addressing race inequality, e.g. to achive urban sustainability.