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Ending Racism: Current Challenges and Solutions
					
 Nov 8, 2021 
 8:00AM to 9:30AM

									

				

					Event Categories   Lecture / Panel,   November 08 (Monday),   UN SDG 10 - Reduced Inequality, and   UN SDG 17 - Partnerships to achieve the Goal
				

			


	

	

		

			

				

					

						

														

															

						

						

	

		
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	Date(s) - 08/11/2021
8:00 am - 9:30 am





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WATCH LIVE: www.worldbank.org/ljdweek2021


8:00 – 9:30 AM ET

Opening Keynote | Ending Racism: Current Challenges and Solutions


Opening Remarks: Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vice President for Compliance, World Bank


Speakers

H.E. Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General, Organization of American States

Michaela Moua, Anti-Racism Coordinator, European Commission

Chin Tan, Race Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Dominique Day, Chair, UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

Bonny Ibhawoh, Independent Expert, United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, Professor Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights Director, Centre for Human Rights and Restorative Justice, McMaster University


Moderator

Irina Kichigina, Deputy General Counsel, World Bank


Racism and racial inequities still permeate everyday life in our societies. Several specialized mechanisms or instruments have been established at the international, regional and national level to address this global scourge and foster racial equity. Some examples include the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent established by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, the appointment of a Race Discrimination Commissioner within the Australian Human Rights Commission and an Anti-Racism Coordinator for the European Union, or the adoption of the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance.


While these mechanisms may have different scopes, they all share the specific focus on racial issues. Why is this degree of specialization necessary? How does the approach vary based on mandate, forum, and focus (e.g., international versus regional or state-led approaches)? How do these efforts promote development?


Taking stock of their own experiences, panelists will discuss the current challenges that the world faces in fostering racial equity and combating racism and racial inequity. Panelists will also discuss possible solutions to foster racial equity in the development context, share lessons learned, and analyze different approaches to influence legal reforms addressing racial discrimination.