,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #e  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,february #bd1 #bjae ,mr4 ,cardin       
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,supporting  
the goals and ideals of the             
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent4  ,whereas1 in        
recognition of the ,african ,diaspora1  
on ,december #bc1 #bjac1 the ,united    
,nations ,general ,assembly adopted     
,resolution #fh_/bcg1 designating the   
decade commencing on ,january #a1 #bjae1
 and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbd1 as 
the ,international ,decade for ,people  
of ,african ,descent1 with the theme    
,people of ,african descent3            
recognition1 justice and development2   
,whereas the ,african ,diaspora is      
expansive1 spanning across the globe    
from the ,americas and the ,caribbean to
 ,asia and ,europe1 with persons of     

,african descent having had a historical
 presence and currently residing on     
every continent2 ,whereas the historical
 bonds and shared experiences that tie  
the ,african continent with the world   
must be recalled2 ,whereas the global   
contributions of people of ,african     
descent must be recognized as a means of
 preserving that heritage2 ,whereas the 
,final ,act of the ,conference on       
,security and ,cooperation in ,europe1  
done at ,helsinki ,august #a1 #aige1    
states that participating ,states will  
respect human rights and fundamental    
freedoms ''' for all without distinction
 as to race1 sex1 language or religion2 
,whereas the ,organization for ,security
 and ,cooperation in ,europe1           
,organization of ,american ,states1 and 
other international organizations have  
undertaken efforts to address the human 
rights situation of people of ,african  
descent2 ,whereas1 on ,december #aj1    
#bjad1 ,united ,states ,permanent       
,representative to the ,united ,nations 

,samantha ,power stated1 ,the ,united   
,states comes to the ,international     
,decade for ,people of ,african ,descent
 with a full and robust commitment to   
ensuring the rights of persons of       
,african descent1 and to combating      
racism and discrimination against them42
 and ,whereas a central goal of the     
,international ,decade for ,people of   
,african ,descent is to strengthen      
national actions and regional and       
international cooperation for the       
benefit of people of ,african descent in
 relation to the full enjoyment of      
economic1 cultural1 social1 civil1 and  
political rights for people of ,african 
descent2 the participation and          
integration of people of ,african       
descent in all political1 economic1     
social1 and cultural aspects of society2
 and the promotion of greater knowledge 
of1 and respect for1 the diverse        
heritage and culture of people of       
,african descent3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 supports the   

goals and ideals of the ,international  
,decade for ,people of ,african         
,descent2  7#b7 encourages the          
recognition and celebration of the      
collective history and achievements made
 by people of ,african descent2  7#c7   
reaffirms the importance of inclusion   
and the full and equal participation of 
people of ,african descent around the   
world in all aspects of political1      
economic1 social1 and cultural life2    
7#d7 recognizes bilateral and           
multilateral efforts to promote         
democracy1 human rights1 and the rule of
 law1 including those efforts that      
target the eradication of poverty1      
hunger1 and inequality2 and  7#e7       
reaffirms the commitment of ,congress to
 address racism1 discrimination1 and    
intolerance in the ,united ,states and  
around the globe4