00:00The UN General Assembly marked 25 years of the Durban Declaration on Racism and Racial Discrimination with a high-level
00:08meeting in New York.
00:09UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that racism continues to deepen inequality and deny people fundamental rights.
00:17UN officials said nearly one in five people worldwide report experiencing discrimination with race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status among the
00:28most commonly cited reasons.
00:30They called for stronger anti-discrimination laws and action to address the legacies of slavery and colonialism, including reparative justice.
00:39After 25 years, turning commitments into equality still requires political will.
