United Nations International Year
for People of African Descent (2011);
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Nova Scotia, Canada to Host 2011 African Diaspora Heritage Trail International Conference September
22-24, 2011 On 18 December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year
beginning on 1 January 2011 the International Year for People of African Descent (A/RES/64/169).
The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the
benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil
and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural
aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage
and culture.
The UN General Assembly encourages Member States, the specialized agencies of the United Nations
system, within their respective mandates and existing resources, and civil society to make
preparations for and identify possible initiatives that can contribute to the success of the Year.
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Nova Scotia Celebrates UN International Year of People of African Descent (2011)
[includes related webvideo announcement with officials from the UNESCO Slave Route Project,
Bermuda and Nova Scotia, Canada
http://gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2010-12-15-UN-Year/
Nova Scotia to Host 2011 African Diaspora Heritage Trail International Conference
September 22-24, 2011 Halifax, Nova Scotia
http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20101028003
UNESCO Fact Sheet About the African Diaspora Heritage Trail- Today, tourism is the largest industry
worldwide and its growth is expected to continue. For African Diaspora countries, heritage tourism
offers itself as an important strategy to increase national revenue. The African Diaspora Heritage Trail
(ADHT), originally proposed by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, aims to highlight the histories,
influence and
contributions of African descent populations throughout the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa.
The interdisciplinary initiative brings together professionals from tourism ministries, education,
conservation, museum archives, and cultural and scientific organisations. The focus on heritage
tourism provides a framework for this cross-border network to consolidate their expertise for the
improvement of economic conditions for African Diaspora countries. Equally, it will allow African
descendants of different origins to engage one another and discover cultural affinities created through
their shared
histories of enslavement.
Visit the link below for more information:
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=38284&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPA
GE&URL_SECTION=201.html
Related Weblink
African Diaspora Heritage Trail Foundation Bermuda
http://www.adhtbermuda.com/index.html
USA National Black History 2011 Theme-African Americans and the Civil War
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