The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is a
yearly event on December 2, organized since 1986 by the
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...
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The
was approved by the United Nations General Assembly
on December 2, 1949. Besides, by resolution 57/195 of 18 December 2002, the Assembly proclaimed 2004 the
International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition.
See also
*''International Day for the Abolition of Slavery''
from DAG Scher Library
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Notes
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External links
UN: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
United Nations days
Abolitionism
December observances