"Slavery is abhorrent" (UN Secretary-General)

United Nations, New York, 25 march 2010 - Special commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Slavery and slavery-like practices still continue in many parts of the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today, calling for renewed international commitment to ensure that all forms of slavery are finally eradicated.

We must create a climate in which such abuse and cruelty are inconceivable, the Secretary-General said in a message marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

News Story:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34192&Cr=slavery&Cr1=

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade Website:
http://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryremembranceday/index.shtml

View the entire commemoration (Real Media, 1 hour and 32 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/ga/64/2010/ga100325pm.rm

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• United Nations
• UN
• General Assembly
• GA
• Slavery
• Transatlantic Slave Trade
• Secretary-General
• Ban Ki-moon
• Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki