Inputs for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Report on A World of Sport Free from Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance
Submitted by: Athletes United for Peace (AUP), an NGO in Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC For over 50 years, Athletes United for Peace (AUP) has used sport as a vehicle for peace, inclusion, and social transformation. AUP’s programs have united athletes from diverse backgrounds to promote community engagement, social justice, and equitable access to sports. Through initiatives spanning basketball, track and field, and other disciplines, AUP has demonstrated the power of sport in fostering racial unity and breaking down barriers of discrimination. 1.
Education Essentials for Youth of African Descent
As systemic inequities and policy rollbacks—like the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education—threaten access to quality learning, this panel centers real, actionable solutions created by Black educators.
Deliberate efforts to erase the histories of people of African descent from curricula, increases the urgency to reclaim and redesign education.