In 2020, the international community marks the midterm of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent 2015-2020 (IDPAD), another footstep on the road towards a world free from racism. The IDPAD builds upon the 2011 Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the International Year for People of African Descent in 2011, which have given momentum for further political commitment to the eradication of racism and discrimination against people of African descent.

Acknowledging that people of African descent continue to suffer the consequences of the trade in enslaved Africans and colonialism, the General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed the IDPAD calling for recognition, justice and development for people of African descent across the world.