United Nations Slavery Memorial
United Nations Slavery Memorial, officially "The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honor of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade," is a sculpture to be placed at the UN headquarters in New York City as a permanent reminder of the long-lasting effects of slavery and the slave trade.[1] The Slavery Memorial concept came from various resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly including A/RES/62/122,[2] A/RES/63/5,[3] and the Durban Declaration.[4] Although the actual design has yet to be announced, the goal will be to complete a memorial by 2012 that reflects each region affected by the transatlantic slave trade.[1] The project is being supported by the Permanent Memorial Trust Fund; the estimated cost of the project is 4.5 million dollars.[5]
Advisory Board
- Goodwill Ambassadors: Russell Simmons (entrepreneur, philanthropist)
- Chair: Mr. Howard Dodson (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture)
- Dr. Cheik Diarra (Microsoft Middle East and Africa')
- Ms. Ellen Haddigan (Diamond Empowerment Fund)
- David Scheider (The Coca-Cola Company)
- Ms Harriet Mouchly-Weiss (Kreab Gavin ANderson)
- Mr. Joseph Daniel (National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center)
- Mr. David Dinkins (School of International Public Affairs)
- Mr. Peter Tichansky (Business Council for International Understanding)
- Mr. Luis Ubinas (Ford Foundation)
- Congressman Gregory W. Meeks
- Mr. Javier Evans (Senior Premier Corporate and Professionals Relationship Manager, HSBC)
Partners
- CARICOM CARICOM
- United Nations Office for Partnerships
- Jamaica Mission
- African Union
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Coordinates: 40°44′54″N 73°58′04″W / 40.7483°N 73.9679°W