St. Lucia have officially adopted the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent.

Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations, Sustainable Development Dr Gale Rigobert, says Saint Lucia is proud to have officially adopted and launched the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent.

The Minister spoke following her presentation of an official declaration adopting the UN Decade last week, during a Conference on Slavery and Emancipation, Reparations, Marcus Garvey and the UN Decade for People of African Descent.

The event, held at the UWI Open Camps Saint Lucia on August 17th, was organized by the Saint Lucia National Reparations Committee (NRC).

Dr Rigobert, said her government stands by to observe the relevant protocols the country adopted when the decade was launched at the UN in New York last year. She reiterated Saint Lucia’s commitment, within its means, to implement the agreed UN resolution.