Events across the world mark UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
EVENTS were held across the world today to mark the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The annual occasion was set up as a reminder of the continuing fight for racial equality and the devastating consequences of racial and ethnic discrimination.
In 1979, the UN general assembly adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the decade for action to fight racism.
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