Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (Ghana) on the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade - General Assembly Media Stakeout

Media Stakeout by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana, following the vote in the General Assembly on the Resolution declaring the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity.

• Categories: Media / Media Stakeouts
• Video Length: 00:16:29
• Production Date: 25 March 2026
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• Subject Topical: SLAVERY; TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE; MODERN SLAVERY; CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY; CRIME; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; REPARATION; RECONCILIATION
• Geographic Subject: AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 3548543
• Parent Id: 3548264

Description

Remarks by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ghana after the UN General Assembly passes Resolution A/80/L.48, which declares the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. 

Related Sites and Documents

A/80/L.48 Resolution text