Racism

Image: The consul of Mali in Tunis checks a list as Sub-Saharan migrants arrive with their belongings to take a repatriation flight for their countries of origin on 4 March 2023.

Racist Attacks and 'Fake Facts' Spark African Migrant Flight from Tunisia

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network

NEW YORK | TUNIS, 14 March 2023 (IDN) — A campaign targeting Black migrants in the north African nation of Tunisia has escalated with misleading videos on social media. The African Union has responded—cancelling a major conference on illicit financial flows due to take place in Tunisia this month.

: Global Information Network; THE WORLD; Africa; 14 March 2023

Image: Tunisian President Saied complained that sub-Saharan migrants arriving in Tunisia were changing the complexion of the North African country from “Arab” to Black. Image shows Arabs leaving mosque in Tunis c. 1899. Wikimedia Commons.

Tunisian President's Remarks Spark Fear Among Migrants and 'Blacks'

By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network

NEW YORK | TUNIS, 27 Feb 2023 (IDN) — Tunisian President Kais Saied sparked controversy last week when he complained that sub-Saharan migrants arriving in Tunisia were changing the complexion of the North African country from “Arab” to Black.

The President complained that “the undeclared goal of the successive waves of illegal immigration is to consider Tunisia a purely African country that has no affiliation to the Arab and Islamic nations”.

: Global Information Network; THE WORLD; Middle East; 27 February 2023

Putting Anti-racism & Anti-discrimination High on the International Agenda

Viewpoint by Simone Galimberti*

KATHMANDU (IDN) — A recent UNESCO Forum provided some impetus to the fight against racism and discrimination, but the level of the problems involved required a much bigger commitment.

It is unfortunate that the second edition of the Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination, organized by UNESCO in Mexico City on November 28-29, did not get the attention and visibility it should have commanded.

: Opinion Editor; SUSTAINABILITY; Reduced Inequalities; 03 December 2022

Photo: Christiana, Angélica, and Delza at a UNICEF-assisted organization in Brazil, which empowers black youth to confront racism and advocates for equal education and work opportunities. Credit: UNICEF/Alejandro Balaguer.

UN Honours the Contributions of the African Diaspora

By J Nastranis

NEW YORK (IDN) — The murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on May 25, 2020, in the US city of Minneapolis, galvanized people worldwide to protest racism and racial discrimination and prompted important global discussions on racial justice. 2020 marked a turning point in how these issues are being addressed at international and national levels.